Toughie No 312 by Kcit
Deciphering the Enigma
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
I was progressing steadily through this puzzle, but at the last hurdle was held up for some time by 29a, a reminder to me of how important it is to read every word of the clue carefully, and the reason I’ve given it four stars for difficulty rather than three. Apart from that I thought that it was a fairly average, typical Toughie.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26178
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
The usual Wednesday fare from Jay. Comparatively easy and scrupulously fair. Let’s hope the Clueless Club members enjoy this one!
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Toughie No 311 by Shamus
A Question of Sport
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Today we have sporting references in the clues and the answers. This Toughie is about on a par with a fairly difficult daily cryptic.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26177
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
I found it quite tricky to get in to this Ray T puzzle, which I thought was a bit more difficult than his normal fare. Let us know whether you agree or not, via a comment.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26176
Hints and tips by Rishi
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
This crossword was certainly not on the ‘easy’ side. Let me unabashedly confess that I had a slow start and at one stage I had the following clues yet to go: 1a, 11a, 14a, 25a, 29a and 31a and 2d, 3d, 7d, 21d, 22d and 27d. You will notice that among these are some anagram clues! In the notes below I will try to say what gives a twist of hardness to some of these.
I generally say that the Monday crossword gives a gentle start to the week. This time it may not have been so gentle, but let me assure you that it is a very pleasant solve and we marvel at the superb cluemanship of our Monday Maestro.
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