Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29166
Hints and tips by Falcon
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** / *** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Ottawa, where autumn is definitely in the air. The leaves are beginning to turn and will soon become an explosion of colour.
I found today’s puzzle from RayT to be leaning toward the easier end of his range but the enjoyment level was situated in the upper echelons.… Continue reading
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3021
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 15th September 2019
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
An awful lot of doing something with a letter this time
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Toughie No 2304 by Giovanni
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment **
Not a lot of laughs today – Giovanni has given us mostly pretty straightforward clues but with a couple of obscure terms thrown in to ensure that we get full value from our copies of Chambers.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29165
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
We have passed our vernal equinox. Our clocks get moved forward an hour this coming weekend. The whitebait season is well underway with keen people in waders lining the banks of many rivers and streams. The first godwits have arrived back after their non-stop migration from Alaska. But still the weather feels more wintry than spring-like and we are still lighting our fire each evening.
Good fun as ever from Jay.
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Toughie No 2303 by Silvanus
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Tuesday’s have become an excellent day in Toughieland, and this puzzle from our own Silvanus is no exception. No particular favourites, and the Spoonerism was the only groan. Continue reading “Toughie 2303”
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29163
Hints and tips by Antigonus
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from the busy heart of Downtown LI where all is well with the world. Both England and Coventry secured decent wins in their rugby matches so Antigonus is a happy bunny.… Continue reading
A Puzzle by Dumber
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Monthly Prize Puzzle 088 – Review
September 2019
Hail Caesar! – A Puzzle by Prolixic
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A Caesar cipher encodes words by shifting the letters by a set number of places.… Continue reading
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3022 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where we had our mini-heatwave at the beginning of the week with 30 degree temperatures plus another 6 or 7 degrees for the effect of humidity! Then we have ended the week with a stormy Friday and a very ‘soggy’ Saturday with very soaked fields, flooded streets, and flooded basements.… Continue reading