Christmas and New Year Puzzles
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Phil McNeill has kindly provided me with the puzzle publication and closing dates over the Christmas and New Year period, and I have produced a table which also includes the dates you can expect to see those puzzles reviewed here.
| Puzzle number | Publication date | Newspaper | Online | Closing date | Solution date | Hints only post | Review post |
| DT 27050 | Sat 15 Dec | Yes | Yes | Fri 21 Dec | Mon 24 Dec | Sat 15 Dec | Fri 21 Dec |
| Giant GK 12449 | Sat 15 Dec | Yes | Yes | Fri 21 Dec | Sat 29 Dec | ||
| ST 2670 | Sun 16 Dec | Yes | Yes | Fri 28 Dec | Sun 30 Dec | Sun 16 Dec | Fri 28 Dec |
| GK 1047 | Sun 16 Dec | Yes | Yes | Fri 28 Dec | Sun 30 Dec | ||
| Herculis GK 12451 | Mon 17 Dec | Yes | Yes | Fri 28 Dec | Mon 31 Dec | ||
| DT 27056 | Sat 22 Dec | Yes | Yes | Fri 04 Jan | Mon 07 Jan | Sat 22 Dec | Fri 04 Jan |
| Giant GK 12450 | Sat 22 Dec | Yes | Yes | Tue 08 Jan | Sat 12 Jan | ||
| ST 2671 | Sun 23 Dec | Yes | Yes | Thu 03 Jan | Sun 06 Jan | Sun 23 Dec | Thu 03 Jan |
| GK 1048 | Sun 23 Dec | Yes | Yes | Thu 03 Jan | Sun 06 Jan | ||
| Herculis GK 12452 | Mon 24 Dec | Yes | Yes | Thu 03 Jan | Mon 07 Jan | ||
| DT 100004 | Tue 25 Dec | No | Yes | Wed 26 Dec | Tue 25 Dec | ||
| Toughie 100004 | Tue 25 Dec | No | Yes | Wed 26 Dec | Tue 25 Dec | ||
| Double Toughie | Tue 25 Dec | No | Yes | Wed 26 Dec | Tue 25 Dec | ||
| Weekly Telegraph £100 | Wed 26 Dec | Yes | No | Fri 11 Jan | Wed 23 Jan | ||
| DT 27061 | Sat 29 Dec | Yes | Yes | Fri 04 Jan | Mon 07 Jan | Sat 29 Dec | Fri 04 Jan |
| Giant GK 12451 | Sat 29 Dec | Yes | Yes | Tue 08 Jan | Sat 12 Jan | ||
| ST 2672 | Sun 30 Dec | Yes | Yes | Thu 10 Jan | Sun 13 Jan | Sun 30 Dec | Thu 10 Jan |
| GK 1049 | Sun 30 Dec | Yes | Yes | Thu 10 Jan | Sun 13 Jan | ||
| Herculis GK 12453 | Mon 31 Dec | Yes | Yes | Fri 11 Jan | Mon 14 Jan | ||
| DT 27067 | Sat 05 Jan | Yes | Yes | Fri 11 Jan | Mon 14 Jan | Sat 05 Jan | Fri 11 Jan |
| Giant GK 12452 | Sat 05 Jan | Yes | Yes | Tue 15 Jan | Sat 19 Jan | ||
| ST 2673 | Sun 06 Jan | Yes | Yes | Thu 17 Jan | Sun 20 Jan | Sun 06 Jan | Thu 17 Jan |
| GK 1050 | Sun 06 Jan | Yes | Yes | Thu 17 Jan | Sun 20 Jan | ||
| Herculis GK 12455 | Mon 07 Jan | Yes | Yes | Fri 11 Jan | Mon 14 Jan |
I have included the General Knowledge details for those who are interested
Will the “double toughie” published online be on this blog, or only on the Telegraph puzzle site?
The review will be on here, but not the puzzle.