Toughie No 3178 by Robyn
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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Category: Wednesday
Since the beginning of 2010, Wednesday’s regular setter is Jeremy Mutch who has visited the blog as Jay. During 2009, Jay set almost all the Thursday puzzles.
DT 30476
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30476
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
We have been rather lax with our crossword solving lately while we had guests staying. They went home yesterday so are back into our usual routine and able to give our full attention to putting this together.
Lots of good clues here and a pleasure for us to solve.… Continue reading
Toughie 3174
Toughie No 3174 by Stick Insect
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
DT 30470
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30470
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
All go here at present. Family guests have arrived with their motor home and will be with us for a few days. Have sent them off to do other things for a couple of hours so we can pay full attention to putting this blog together.… Continue reading
Toughie 3170
Toughie No 3170 by Robyn
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
A most enjoyable Wednesday Toughie from one of my favourite setters; always a good start when the first clue makes you smile!
DT 30464
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30464
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
After rather indifferent weather for most of the past week, today is a beautiful fine clear day. We could do with plenty more of this as we move towards summer.
Our biggest problem with this puzzle was picking a favourite out of so many contenders.… Continue reading
Toughie 3166
Toughie No 3166 by Gila
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
A ‘just right for a Wednesday’ Toughie from Gila
DT 30458
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30458
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
The winner of the New Zealand bird of the century poll was announced this morning. It is the pūteketeke or Australasian crested grebe. We have put a photo of one at the end of this blog. It is not a bird that many people are familiar with and the story of how it came to win the election is quite long and complicated so we
won’t go into details here.… Continue reading
Toughie 3162
Toughie No 3162 by Hudson
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****
Another Toughie treat from Hudson – the extra 0.5* for difficulty has a lot to do with the time it took me to ferret out how 27a worked
DT 30452
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30452
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
This is the time of the year when New Zealanders have the chance to vote for their favourite Bird of the Year.
This year the organisers, NZ Forest & Bird, are celebrating their centenary by making it Bird of the Century.… Continue reading