Category: Crosswords
Hints and tips for completing Daily Telegraph Cryptic crosswords
Toughie 2718
Toughie No 2718 by Silvanus
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
Another finely crafted start-of-the-week Toughie from Silvanus Continue reading “Toughie 2718”
29787
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29787
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Last week Jay had put his alternate hat on and featured as Logman in the Toughie slot and we had a puzzle by NY Doorknob (alias Donnybrook) to entertain us. Think we can safely assume that things are back to normal again now and this one is by Jay.… Continue reading
ST 3125
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3125
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 12 Sep 2021
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment *****
Greetings from Kolkata. I loved solving the Sunday puzzle excellently set by Dada and thereafter writing a full review for your kind perusal and valuable feedback. Continue reading “ST 3125”
Toughie 2717
Toughie No 2717 by Robyn
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from the bottom of the Barrel where the Cornish sun which has followed us home is shining brightly and calling us out into the garden. Today’s puzzle has been set by Robyn Continue reading “Toughie 2717”
DT 29786
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29786
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Tuesday. I'm busy making slides for a program review on Thursday, so less time than usual was available to search for amusing pictures to illustrate clues or answers. Which is a shame because this nice puzzle deserves great pictures. It feels to me like the work of our friend X-Type. Continue reading "DT 29786"
DT 29785
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29785
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ***
Hola from the Vega Baja where summer is slowly drawing to a close. We’re forecast rain for tomorrow and temperatures not reaching 30°C but then normal service is due to return for a few days.
Today we have the usual Monday elegance but perhaps a little on the easier side of the spectrum of difficulty. Well, I thought it so but no doubt many of you will disagree.
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Rookie Corner 389
MPP 112 – Review
Monthly Prize Puzzle No 112– Review
September 2021
A Puzzle by Prolixic
We were asked to say how many solutions have all their letters in alphabetical order. Continue reading “MPP 112 – Review”
EV 1505 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1505 (Hints)
Two Straight Lines by Piccadilly
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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Piccadilly’s last EV crossword was ‘Boricahf’, where we had to solve a Playfair square to find three types of spaniel, so you know that you can expect something unusual.
Preamble: Each set of clues is presented in alphabetic order of its answers, to be entered where they will fit in one of the four identical quadrants.… Continue reading