Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3373 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, after violent storms on Tuesday and Wednesday, it has cooled down considerably to the point that I have considered retrieving The Red Scarf from Summer storage!
For me, and I stress for me,© thankfully Dada quite friendly with quirkiness here and there. After zero anagrams last week he has included four (three partials) this week, but no lurkers or homophones, all in an economically symmetric 28 clues; with 14 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid you should/might be able to get some of the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues. I hope you have your Crimson Tomes at hand!
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Sunday Toughie No 228
by Light
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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I found Light at the trickier end of the spectrum last night and quite difficult to select hints.
I have hinted half of 28 clues, with a bonus pic at the end.
I hope you find the checkers to solve this puzzle, but I am going out for lunch to celebrate the eve of a significant date for Nick Rhodes
and myself, and nudges will be sparse until later this evening.
Here we go, Folks…
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3372 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where Summer continues, even though it does not start for another two weeks, with a risk of thunderstorms and tornadoes!
For me, and I stress for me,© Dada very quirkily friendly with some lateral thinking required! OK all you anagram haters just for you there aren’t any! Four long uns, one lurker, and three homophones, all in an economically symmetric 28 clues; with 14 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid you should/might be able to get some of the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues. I hope you have your Crimson Tomes at hand!
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Sunday Toughie No 227
by Beam
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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A generous 32 clues from Beam today, all the trademarks are here. I have hinted at 17 clues, so I can give a nudge if needed.
I went a bit 2d OTT with The Who today, but feel free to ignore some or all of the music links.
I was hoping to match Senf’s image of John Halpern/Dada with one of Ray Terrell/Beam but I have failed to find a pic. Maybe you can help.
Here we go, Folks…
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3371 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where last week’s 7 day weather forecast proved to be correct – imagine that! Ponder this, at midnight tonight, just before Flaming June starts, 2026 will be 41.4% complete! Apart from solving crossword puzzles, have you used your time wisely?
For me, and I stress for me,© at last, Dada quite friendly! One long ‘un, seven anagrams (two partials) with some creative indicators (TDS will like those), two lurkers, and one homophone, all in an asymmetric 29 clues; I can’t provide 14½ hints so I am being generous and giving you 15 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid which means you should/might be able to get some of the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues. I hope you have your Crimson Tomes at hand!
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Sunday Toughie No 226
by Silvanus
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Silvanus was last here on Easter Sunday and seems to becoming the regular bank holiday substitute.
Good fun until I made a mess of parsing some of the south. I was sailing along smoothly until a bad night for Mama Bee somewhat messed up my thinking.
She seems a bit more compos mentis this morning, so we are going out for the day. I have hinted at (just about) half of a slightly unbalanced 16a and 13d clues. Some tricky bits have hit the cutting room floor, so I’ll nudge if needed (and can).
Here we go, Folks…
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3370 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, if the weather forecast for the next 7 days is accurate (ha-ha), we will have missed out Spring completely and gone straight to Summer with temperatures in the high 20s and low 30s.
For me, and I stress for me,© Dada still almost as quirky as last few Sundays – seven anagrams (six partials), one lurker, and one homophone, all in a symmetric 32 clues; with 16 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid you should/might be able to get some of the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues. I hope you have your Crimson Tomes at hand!
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3369 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg on the middle day of a holiday long weekend, which is forecast to be quite soggy especially today, celebrating the 207th Anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria who is remembered as The Mother of Confederation.
So, Terence, what was the ‘something’ that went wrong at Wembley yesterday?
For me, and I stress for me,© Dada almost as quirky as last Sunday – four long ‘uns (two of them not anagrams), four anagrams (two partials), one lurker, and one homophone, all in a symmetric 32 clues; with 16 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid you should/might be able to get some of the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues. I hope you have your Crimson Tomes at hand!
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Sunday Toughie No 224
by Beam
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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All the Beam trademarks and a little of the difficulty today. In the unlikely event of needing a hint, I have provided hints for eight of the fourteen across clues and seven of the sixteen down clues.
A sudden opportunity to have solar panels installed means a busy week in the Beehive. I will try to give an extra nudge or two in between trips to the skips and or coffee shop.
A selection of pics and music included may or may not be bonus hints
Here we go, Folks…
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3368 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where today is a Hallmark Holiday, which originated to the South of us, to honour Mothers.
For me, and I stress for me,© unless I was having a very bad day, Dada still very quirky – seven anagrams (three partials), no lurkers, and no homophones, all in a symmetric 28 clues; with 14 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid you should/might be able to get some of the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues. I hope you have your Crimson Tomes at hand!
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