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Toughie 2999

Toughie No 2999 by Elgar
Hints and tips by Gazza

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BD Rating – Difficulty *****Enjoyment ****

Elgar makes a rare sortie outside his usual Friday beat to accommodate what we’re promised will be a special puzzle tomorrow to celebrate Toughie number 3,000. This is no walk in the park but I did slowly and surely get to the end and very enjoyable the journey was.Continue reading

ST 2999

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2999

A full review by crypticsue

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This puzzle was published on 14th April 2019

BD Rating – Difficulty */**Enjoyment ***

I’m going to whisper this very quietly just in case he goes all tricky on us again, but I think Dada has settled down in the Sunday puzzle slot – a nice crossword with a couple to make you scratch your head, but all the clues are lovely and straightforward to explain, which is just what this very busy blogger ordered.… Continue reading

ST 2999 (Hints)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2999 (Hints)

Hints and tips by Senf

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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where on Friday we had more white stuff from a ‘side swipe’ of a ‘bomb cyclone’ (the rapid deepening of an extratropical cyclonic low pressure area – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosive_cyclogenesis… Continue reading