Toughie No 2350 by Elgar
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
Another amazing puzzle from Elgar. I managed to spot the theme quickly in 8a/11a and that helped enormously with the rest of the solve. It was harder to find the connection to 139 (this being Elgar’s 139th Telegraph Toughie) – I was briefly distracted by Genesis 13:9, but it turns out the link is elsewhere, as explained in Elgar’s words at the end of this blog.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29233
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a Friday 13th which started dark and damp, but is now brighter and blustery.
I solved today’s Giovanni last night while listening to the election coverage, but was not held up by the distraction, with nothing particular to hold me up, though the cryptic definition at 16a was my last one in,
In the hints below, the definitions are underlined.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29228
A full review by gnomethang
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This puzzle was published on 7th December 2019
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Morning All! Pretty standard fair for a Saturday with some nice surface readings and some good cryptic definitions.
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