Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26533
Hints and Tips by Crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Firstly thank you to Gazza for giving up his Friday slot so that I could do an ‘on the day’ review and also for helping this Luddite with the necessary technological wizardry. I thought this was a typical Giovanni puzzle with a very nice mix of clues, extremely clear anagram indicators and his usual religious references being especially relevant to today. Thanks to Giovanni for a very nice start to the day – just right for solving and then getting outside to enjoy the good weather!
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26528
A full review by Crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
This was one of those Saturday Prize Puzzles that left me in a good mood for the rest of the day. It was fun to solve, with some very good clues and great penny-dropping moments. I then had even more fun working out the wordplay out for the review. Thank you very much Mystery Setter, more of the same please!
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Toughie No 549 by MynoT
Hints and Tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
The last two MynoT puzzles were tinged with red and orange and so it seemed reasonable to assume that this one would have a yellow theme. So it proved. Several answers are things that are coloured yellow and others are words that can follow yellow. I found the puzzle to be fairly easy and it won’t count as one of my favourites.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26532
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Another excellent helping of Ray T today. I have a busy day and am going out to lunch, so this will be brief!
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I am sure you will join with me in wishing our wonderful host a very happy and enjoyable birthday today.
Toughie No 548 by Shamus
What a Difference a Day Makes
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
By common consent the back-page crossword by Shamus yesterday was a gentle but entertaining puzzle, ideal for newcomers. Today he’s shown his range and given us a proper Toughie which I enjoyed (and it’s a pangram). Let us know what you thought of it in a comment.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26531
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
Buenas Dias from a gloriously sunny Cheshire, I seem to have brought the Spanish weather with me!
Maybe it’s just me having an off day, after spending 7 hours driving here from the far end of Cornwall yesterday afternoon, but I’m not at all sure that this is a Jay puzzle. I certainly found it a lot trickier than recent Wednesdays and it doesn’t seem to me to have the usual flair we’ve come to expect from Jay. I’ll be interested to see what you guys think of it.
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Cruciverbalists’ Convention
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It’s time once again for a meeting in London so come along and join us at the The Bricklayer’s Arms, 32 Waterman Street, Putney, London, SW15 1DD on the 30th April – any time between 12noon and 7.00pm.
All are welcome and you can enjoy a host of real ales. If the weather is fine you can sit out in the sun.
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Toughie No 547 by Excalibur
An analysis of the wordplay
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26530
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
I’m not sure whether this is by Shamus. I think that it’s his turn this week and although this one is not a pangram, the Quickie is. If it is a Shamus puzzle then it’s one of the easiest ones he’s given us and an ideal puzzle for someone starting out on cryptics, with an entertaining mixture of clues. Let us know how you got on in a comment.
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