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DT 27234

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27234

Hints and tips by Gazza

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

This was a pleasant diversion before getting down to another exhausting full day of sport (pressing those buttons on the remote really takes it out of you). Do let us know how you got on.

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DT 27229

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27229

A full review by gnomethang

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BD Rating – Difficulty ****Enjoyment ***

Morning All! I really struggled with this one – there were some unfamiliar words and as I blog this I still have no idea on the ?ATURE at 16d! Apart from that there were some very nice clues that could be read in a number if deceiving ways.

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DT 27232

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27232

Hints and tips by scchua

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BD Rating – Difficulty *+*/2Enjoyment ***

Another enjoyable offering, with a similar difficulty level as last week, ie. 1.5*, though a couple at the end were trickier to parse than solve.  Thanks to Jay.

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DT 27231

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27231

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment **

Good morning from South Staffs on another beautiful sunny morning. Fingers crossed that the fine spell lasts until the weekend, when Mrs DT and I will be celebrating our ruby wedding with a family party in the garden.

I finished this puzzle in ** time, but found it less enjoyable than usual. Several definitions would do just as well in a General Knowledge crossword, and some bits of wordplay also seemed to require more than could be gleaned from the clue.

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DT 27228

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27228

Hints and tips by Gazza

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BD Rating – Difficulty ****Enjoyment ***/****

I was held up in the NE corner so I’ve given this one above average marks for difficulty, but as usual with Giovanni the clues are all very fair and the whole thing is enjoyable. Let us know how you fared.
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DT 27223

  Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27223

A full review by crypticsue

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BD Rating – Difficulty *Enjoyment ***

The presence of no fewer than six anagrams did make me check that this was indeed the Mysteron’s week to provide our Saturday morning entertainment.   There also seemed to be several  of those ‘take a single-letter abbreviation and follow it with a couple more’ type of clues.   Didn’t take long to solve and I decided to be kind to the Gnome and not mention the significance of that river* today …. :oops:   :D

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DT 27227

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27227

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

Yet another excellent puzzle from Ray T. Avoid the pitfalls and it’s not too difficult – fall into them and it could take all day!

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DT 27226

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27226

Hints and tips by scchua

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BD Rating – Difficulty *+*/2Enjoyment ***

I’d rate this slightly more than 1.5* for difficulty, only because of the bit more involved construction of a few of the answers; and 3* for enjoyment.  Thanks to Jay.

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