Toughie No 906 by Warbler
Snakes alive!
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
Once again the Toughie week begins with a puzzle at the lower end of the difficulty scale.
Month: January 2013
DT 27069
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27069
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffordshire, where it’s dull and grey – again.
I got three quarters of this puzzle without difficulty, then ground to a halt in the SW corner, hence *** for difficulty.
DT 27068
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27068
Hints and tips by Libellule
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Another really entertaining puzzle from the Monday Maestro, a lot easier to solve than it was to blog.
Crossword Centenary
Crossword Centenary
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A message from John Halpern
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As I’m sure you are aware, 2013 is the Year of the Crossword, OUR centenary. I am setting myself up as a facilitator in creating a number of inspiring and fun crossword events to happen during the year. But I can’t do this alone.
ST 2673 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2673 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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There’s a brand-new monthly Prize puzzle available, 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.
Database Restore
Database Restore
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Update: All the missing posts have now been restored. Please let me know if I have missed anything.
There have been problems on the server which hosts this site, and the SQL database has been restored to Friday morning. I can rebuild the posts for T 905 and DT 27067 from my own Word backups, and the two puzzles published yesterday. I’ll be checking with Gazza, Gnomethang and Crypticsue as to how easy it will be to restore their reviews. It will not be possible to recover comments.
NTSPP – 152
Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 152
In Memoriam by Prolixic
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DT 27067 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27067 (Hints)
Big Dave’s Crossword Club
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Why not have a go at our January Prize crossword?
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.
Prize Puzzle – January 2013
Monthly Prize Puzzle No 8 (January 2013) by Alchemi
In association with Hamlyn Books
(the publishers of Telegraph Crossword Books)
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Why not have a go at our eighth 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.
Please note that, due to punitive postal charges, while the competition is open to all, the prize is only available to UK solvers.
A review will follow after the closing date (19th January 2013).
Toughie 905
Toughie No 905 by Osmosis
I’d rather go to the Dentist!
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment **
Probably the hardest puzzle of the week, but, for me, lacking in the entertainment department.