Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2638 A full review by Gnomethang + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **** Morning All!. Just in case you are all not fully up to speed with the new postal arrangements for the closing dates [...]
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DT 26852
May 4, 2012 – 8:00 am
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26852
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Morning All! We have a pretty standard Saturday puzzle here. I liked it although it lacked a bit of bite in my opinion.
DT 26846
April 27, 2012 – 8:00 am
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26846 A full review by gnomethang + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment *** Morning All! This week’s Prize Puzzle looks like a Cephas production containing, as it does, a number of charades and some very appropriate [...]
ST 2636 (Hints)
April 22, 2012 – 11:50 am
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2636 (Hints) Hints and tips by gnomethang + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + Morning All!. I’m covering for BD whilst he is recovering from his birthday and the Tilsit-hosted Northern Sloggers and Betters meeting in Todmorden.
ST 2635
April 20, 2012 – 12:00 pm
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2635 A full review by gnomethang + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***** Afternoon All! This week we had a superbly themed puzzle by Virgilius to mark the Centenary of the sinking of the RMS [...]
ST 2633
April 13, 2012 – 12:00 pm
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2634 A full review by gnomethang + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment *** Afternoon All! Another fine puzzle from Virgilius that was on the gentle side.
DT 26828
April 6, 2012 – 8:00 am
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26828
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Looking back I don’t think that I commented on the day as I think that I was working. I got to this late but still found it a good test for a Saturday puzzle.
DT 26822
March 30, 2012 – 8:00 am
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26816
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment **
Morning All! I raced through this puzzle from Cephas and whilst reviewing it thought that there were some attractive clues but a few clues that were telegraphed (ahem) to the point that they went in without thinking.
ST 2631
March 23, 2012 – 12:00 pm
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2631
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Afternoon All!. The clock stopped rather quickly on this puzzle for me but I immediately went back to absorb some of the near perfect surface readings that make it difficult for the inexperienced solver to break. A puzzle that was straightforward but a delight to solve.
ST 2630
March 16, 2012 – 12:00 pm
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2630 A full review by gnomethang + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **** Afternoon All! Apologies for the tardiness – I got stuck into drawing some floor plans and forgot to schedule the blog! A [...]
DT 26798
March 2, 2012 – 8:00 am
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26798
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Morning All! I was a little befuddled on Saturday morning (due to Friday night) so made heavy weather of this. On reflection it was not too tricky and I appreciated a lot more of the clues in this typical Cephas puzzle whilst reviewing than I did on the day.
ST 2626
February 17, 2012 – 12:52 pm
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2626
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Afternoon All! This week saw a slightly gentler puzzle that was no less enjoyable and very well crafted as we have come to expect from Virgilius.
DT 26780
February 10, 2012 – 8:57 am
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26780
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Morning All! We had an enjoyable puzzle last Saturday which was made more difficult from a hangover caused by my Birthday the previous day!.My solving time put it in the 3 star category but might not be representative.
DT 26774
February 3, 2012 – 8:00 am
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26774
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Morning All!. I’m being short and sweet this week with the review as I have to prepare for my upcoming birthday (today!). A funny old puzzle today – there were about 5 clues that have been kicking around for years and a few more that really made people think. All in all I found it a good enough test for a Saturday puzzle.
ST 2623
January 27, 2012 – 12:00 pm
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2623
A full review by Gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Afternoon All! I have recently flown through these reviews due to work commitments and today was no exception. Having attempted to slow down and smell the roses I must urge anyone reading this to look at these clues in isolation and marvel at the superb surface readings that make perfect sense and mostly either perfectly define the answer or else completely mislead. Wonderful stuff!
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