Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26991
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Libellule and I have done a swap this week and he’ll be along tomorrow. Before I started to solve this Rufus puzzle I vowed not to use the words gentle and smooth, but having done it I can only describe it as gentle with many beautifully simple yet smooth clues, an excellent start to the week. Do give us a comment with your thoughts.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2660 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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Don’t forget our new Monthly Prize crossword – why not have a go?
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the more difficult clues and provide hints for them.
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Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 139
A Puzzle by Hieroglyph
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26990 (Hints)
Big Dave’s Crossword Club
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There’s a new Monthly Prize crossword today – why not have a go?
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, an assortment of clues, including some of the more difficult ones, have been selected and hints provided for them.
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Monthly Prize Puzzle No 5 (October 2012) by Radler
In association with Hamlyn Books,
the publishers of Telegraph Crossword Books
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Why not have a go at our fifth Monthly Prize Puzzle? The winner will receive their choice of any two of The Telegraph All New Cryptic Crosswords Books or The Telegraph All New Toughie Crossword Books published by Hamlyn.
A review will follow after the closing date (20th October 2012).
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Toughie No 854 by Notabilis
Roses, Roses, All The Way
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
Tilsit has his usual assignation with the nurses at his local hospital today, gifting me this superb Notabilis puzzle to review. After three great Toughies this week, I was wondering if it could possible get better and the answer is a resounding “Yes”. I now need a spot of 13 across in a darkened room with a glass of 14 down!
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26989
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
I’ve given this puzzle four stars for difficulty because I struggled with the SE corner. This was largely due to my having written in ‘rheostat’ for 19a – it seemed like a good answer at the time and it took me ages to realise the error of my ways. There are some cracking clues here so thanks to Giovanni for a very enjoyable exercise.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26984
A full review by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** Enjoyment ***
A slightly trickier Saturday puzzle than some weeks but still on the straightforward side. A quarter of the clues were anagrams, which didn’t please some people but certainly helped others. Definitions Favourites
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Toughie No 853 by Shamus
Crossword Meccano
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Bufo is taking a week off. If you like clues where a number of little pieces are fastened together to get the answer then you will enjoy this puzzle from Shamus.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26988
Hints and tips by Falcon
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** / *** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Ottawa where we have been enjoying some lovely autumn weather. The leaves are just beginning to turn. While they are unquestionably a gorgeous sight, I dread the thought of soon having to rake them.
In today’s offering, Ray T seems to have dialed down the difficulty knob a smidgen while boosting the naughtiness control a notch. You should certainly have no difficulty finding an entry point.
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