Toughie No 534 by Firefly
Any old dance that you wanna do by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Thanks to Gnomethang for covering for me yesterday. I wondered what I was letting myself in for when offering to do Friday this week in view of the really tough toughies that Friday seems to throw up. In the event I got one that was probably above average difficulty but not a real stinker. It was a puzzle of four corners that I did in the order NE, NW, SE, SW. The key to the puzzle was 5 Ac 10 Ac which I got instantly. Of the varieties of 10 Ac used in the puzzle I had only heard of one (11 Ac) but the others were easily deduced from the anagrams.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2580
A full review by Gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Afternoon All!. We have an absolute belter of a Sunday puzzle from Virgilius this week with his usual hallmarks. This was my back page puzzle of the week. Continue reading “ST 2580”
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26509
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
We have the usual entertaining Friday puzzle from Giovanni. It seemed to send me down more wrong trails than usual – let me know what you thought in a comment.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26504
A full review by Crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Another good Saturday cryptic from our mystery setter this week. Took a few minutes for various pennies to drop, but I had no problems after that. Thank you to the Mysteron for a good mix of splendid clues, which I had the great pleasure of enjoying twice while sorting out this review.
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