Double Toughie No 100009
Behind You! Behind You!!
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
This puzzle can be found on the puzzles site as Giant General Knowledge No. 100,009 and its solution as Giant General Knowledge number 1,100,009. This information can be found in the message titled “2017 Christmas Day puzzles and closing dates”. … Continue reading
Toughie No 100009 by proXimal
Bah Humbug!
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *
I feel like Scrooge today. I usually look forward to the Christmas, online only, Toughie but I found this to be a lack-lustre slog, unlike the Double Toughie which I have completed but am still trying to resolve some of the wordplay (is it me, or is the anagram in 4 Across flawed – I am missing an “O” and have a spare “I”?… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 100009
Hints and tips by Father Christmas
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Cor blimey me, as if I aven’t got enough to do this morning after me busiest night of the year. Them reindeer don’t look after themselves you know and Mrs Christmas wants her insatiability sorting if you know what I mean.… Continue reading
Christmas Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 100008
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on Sunday 25th December
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
Perfect Christmas morning entertainment, with some very nice themed clues. I’m going to select 13a, 4d, 6df and 15d for ‘special mention’
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Double Toughie No 100008
An Arrangement for 3 and 14 by Elgar
Hints and tips by Tilsit
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
The puzzle can be found under the Giant General Knowledge menu as No 100,008 and the solution can be found under the Giant General Knowledge menu as No 1,100,008
From clues to the eight answers entered in cells shaded grey, a consecutive arrangement of the (3-7 inclusive) letters of one member of a thematic octet must be removed before solving.… Continue reading
Toughie No 100008 by MynoT
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Mynot provides us with a seasonal offering that won’t delay you long from your present unwrapping or festive food and drink consumption. The only chestnuts to be found here are a couple of the old friends of the cryptic crossword solver. … Continue reading
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 100008 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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An unusually early Christmas lunch, to accommodate Son of BD who is working 2:00 pm till 9:00 pm today, has delayed these hints.
This puzzle is only available online as there are no newspapers today.… Continue reading
Double Toughie No 100007
Enigma Variations by Elgar
Friends Dropping Round for Christmas
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
Season’s Greetings from a wet Warrington! Merry Christmas to you all and here’s Elgar’s annual seasonal offering which is probably one of his more accessible puzzles.… Continue reading
Toughie No 100007 by Shamus
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas to all of you! I have just spent 3 hours opening presents with two excited kids and some Prosecco. Today Shamus gives a lovely seasonal puzzle which I rated 3* for difficulty (although I did need Mr Google more than once and I got stuck not knowing a river – many thanks to Gazza and BD for bailing me out).… Continue reading