Toughie No 2099 by proXimal
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ****/***** – Enjoyment ***/****
ProXimal likes synonyms that are not necessarily close or obvious, which I find challenging at times. But he gives us a nice variety of clever clueing – I still had a bit of parsing to do once I had filled the grid, and I’m still not sure about 7d.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28856
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs. A bright start to this early autumn day.
As usual with Giovanni, there is an element of General Knowledge in the clues today, but the wordplay should enable these to be worked out.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28851
A full review by gnomethang
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This puzzle was published on 22nd September 2018
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment **
Morning All! This was firmly on the one-star end of the difficulty scale for me but with the usual interesting anagram indicators (if I am right about the setter’s identity).
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