A Puzzle by Jaffa
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Month: October 2020
DT 29509 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29509 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club
Hosted by Tilsit
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Greetings from a drizzly and gloomy Tier-3 Warrington. Newly liberated from work, though still searching for something to replace it, here we go with another Saturday blog. And apologies for a little lateness – we have a fire alarm go off in our block and I had to go and stand in the drizzle for 50 mins (well, sit in my car!). Continue reading “DT 29509 (Hints)”
Toughie 2533
Toughie No 2533 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment *****
A very enjoyable crossword I thought – the top half went in quickly but there was plenty to keep me puzzled thereafter. Another near pangram, missing the J.… Continue reading
DT 29508
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29508
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs as October runs out in damp gloom.
I found today’s puzzle quite tricky, though a good deal of that was down to the length of time it took me to parse 1a.… Continue reading
DT 29503
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29503
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 24th October 2020
BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment **
Most people seemed to find this Saturday Prize Puzzle Continue reading “DT 29503”
Toughie 2532
Toughie No 2532 by Zandio
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
I was expecting a challenging Toughie from Zandio Continue reading “Toughie 2532”
DT 29507
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29507
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating — Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
Hello everyone. However much you’re locked up or down, or in or out or whatever they’re calling it all they’re really saying is, “You want to do what?… Continue reading
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Toughie 2531
Toughie No 2531 by Hudson
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
I found this fairly straightforward with little to disturb the thoroughbreds. Thanks to Hudson.
Please leave a comment telling us how you fared and what you thought of it.… Continue reading
DT 29506
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29506
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Just when we were getting used to warmer weather along comes another cold Southerly snap to keep us on our toes. We even lit the fire again last night. Don’t expect this will last long and we’ll be back into shorts and lighter clothing again.… Continue reading