Toughie No 452 by Giovanni
A Surfeit of Names
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
There are lots of proper names in this puzzle – forenames, surnames, towns, regions and countries. There are also a few words which are new (to me at any rate) but Giovanni, as usual, makes the wordplay fairly straightforward for these.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26388
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Jay consistently turns out Telegraph-quality puzzles, and this one is no exception.
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Toughie No 451 by MynoT
What’s the time?
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
MynoT has given us some struggles in the past, but this is not one of them. The wordplay for a few is a bit tricky, but overall a straightforward puzzle.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26387
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Surely no-one will complain that this puzzle by Mr or Mrs X is too difficult! I thought that it was pretty easy but quite pleasant. If it leaves you wanting more, then why not have a go at today’s Toughie, which is well within the scope of most solvers?
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26386
Hints and tips by Libellule
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
A strange crossword today, with a real mixed bag of clues. Some good, some average, some poor and one that don’t seem to work at all. For some reason I feel underwhelmed.
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