Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29575
Hints and tips by Falcon
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BD Rating – Difficulty * / ** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Ottawa, where a state of emergency has been declared and we (along with the rest of the province of Ontario) are under a stay-at-home order.… Continue reading
A Puzzle by Sundance
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Continue reading “Rookie Corner – 354”
Monthly Prize Puzzle 104 – Review
January 2021
A Puzzle by Prolixic
Congratulations to our January winner – Stan XYZ – who wins a DT Crossword Puzzle Book of his choice Continue reading “MPP 104 – Review”
Enigmatic Variations 1470 (Hints)
Level Crossing by Hedge-sparrow
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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Hedge-sparrow’s crosswords have been appearing regularly in the Listener series over the past 13 years and we have seen him in the Magpie, Inquisitor and Enigmatic Variations series too. Naturally, considering his pseudonym, birds have often featured in his grids – but not so this time. The Numpties found this crossword very tough indeed, but we hope our hints will help you reach an amusing conclusion. Continue reading “EV 1470 (Hints)”
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3091 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where we continue to enjoy above seasonal average temperatures but that is not stopping some more of the fluffy white type of precipitation.
Keep staying safe everyone.
For me, I thought Dada was quirky today generating some Groans rather than Hmms. … Continue reading
The Fab Five by Phibs
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Continue reading “NTSPP – 571”
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29574 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club
Hosted by Tilsit
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Greetings from damp and chilly Warrington. An OU tutorial this morning on German dialects and linguistic style is my treat for this morning, so the blog is a bit brief. Continue reading “DT 29574 (Hints)”
Toughie No 2576 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ****
Sparks seems to have beer on the brain, which makes for an enjoyable puzzle. He often has a Nina of some kind, but today he spoils us with a pangram.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29573
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs and another dull, grey day of lockdown.
In contrast to the last couple of Fridays, I rattled through today’s puzzle at some speed, hence the * marking.… Continue reading