Toughie No 2030 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***/****
This went in reasonably smoothly except for the last few answers in the top half. I spotted the pangram early on but I don’t think it helped. I have upped the difficulty level because I had problems parsing some of the clues.… Continue reading
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2592
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 20th May 2018
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Great surface readings in another fine Sunday puzzle – my Across favourite is 20a and my Down favourite is 2d
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28753
Hints and tips by Falcon
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Ottawa, where at the moment it feels more like mid-July than the end of May. Lately, we have been having very predictable weather — cloudy, cool, and wet on the weekends and sunny, hot, dry mid-week.… Continue reading
Toughie No 2029 by Petitjean
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
We have yet another highly enjoyable, though not too difficult, puzzle from the late Petitjean. He’s very often given us food-related clues but this time he’s supplied a veritable smorgasbord of nice things to eat (although 2d might leave a nasty taste in the mouth).… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28752
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
During winter we like to make a distinction between bleak cold and crisp cold. Last week we had grey skies and strong winds — bleak cold.… Continue reading
Toughie No 2028 by Giovanni
Hints and tips by Kitty
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Meows of warm greeting to you all from a muggy Surrey. I hope you all had an enjoyable bank holiday weekend. I found this slower-going than most Tuesday toughies, but made steady progress until a trio at the end gave me paws pause.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28750
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Mrs MP and I enjoyed a great day out in Twickenham on Saturday. A beer, An Italian meal. A walk by the river opposite Eel Pie Island watching the eights rowing by.… Continue reading
A Puzzle by Metman
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Continue reading “Rookie Corner – 216”
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2953 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg – where we need a lot more rain than we have had so far this spring, wild fires have caused the evacuation of residents from remote Northern communities by float plane or Air Force Chinook and Hercules.… Continue reading