A Puzzle by Dharma
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Author: Mr K
DT 30250
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30250
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to an enjoyable Friday puzzle whose grid contains every letter in the alphabet except X. I’m afraid that work today has left no time to search for pictures. I will try to make up for the omission next week. Continue reading "DT 30250"
DT 30244
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30244
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I found this puzzle very enjoyable, and not just because it features a couple of cats. Continue reading "DT 30244"
DT 30238
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30238
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I enjoyed this puzzle a lot, although it took longer than usual to get a full grid. At one point I had the left-hand side complete and the right-hand side almost empty. In hindsight I’d say it’s because today’s setter is skilled at misdirection, but perhaps that’s just me. I look forward to reading how others found it. Continue reading "DT 30238"
DT 30232
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30232
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I found today’s puzzle a lot more straightforward that last Friday’s memorable crossword. Continue reading "DT 30232"
DT 30226
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30226
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I found today’s puzzle somewhere between chewy and tough, with both the grid fill and the parsing requiring quite a lot of head scratching. Continue reading "DT 30226"
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DT 30220
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30220
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. We’re making some adjustments to the back page puzzle blogging schedule which see me moving to Fridays and StephenL returning to the Thursday slot. The use of every letter but X in the grid today suggests that my first Friday blog is a proXimal creation. I thought it was a wonderful puzzle with lots and lots of smiles produced during the solve. Continue reading "DT 30220"
DT 30219
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30219
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Thursday. I found the across clues here fairly straightforward, but solving and parsing became more tricky for some of the down clues. That variety made for an enjoyable and rewarding solve. Continue reading "DT 30219"