October 30, 2022 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Sunday Toughie 40 (hints)

Sunday Toughie 40 by Robyn (Hints)
Hints and Tips by Gazza

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SJB feared that he might be rather under the weather today after the jollifications in York so I’m standing in for him with the Toughie hints. That’s no chore at all for me because Robyn is amongst my favourite setters and he’s given us a typically witty puzzle.Continue reading

EV 1563 Hints

Enigmatic Variations 1563 (Hints)

Belief Systems by Serpent

Hints and tips by Phibs

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I gather that our setter’s alias derives from the name of the block cipher (cryptographic algorithm) which came second in the contest to establish the Advanced Encryption Standard. Why not choose the name of the winner? Well, Rijndael doesn’t quite have the same ring about it, and anyway Serpent was arguably the hardest of the lot to crack – let’s hope that cracking this puzzle isn’t quite so tough…

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ST 3184 (Hints)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3184 (Hints)

Hints and tips by Senf

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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where on Monday with 30mm plus of, thankfully, rainfall from our first Colorado Low of this Autumn/Winter season, and with two months of the year left, 2022 became the wettest year on record with a total, so far, of 740mm.… Continue reading