Toughie No 970 by Petitjean
Handle with care
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
A tougher than usual puzzle for the start of the Toughie week.
Month: April 2013
DT 27165
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27165
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs where it’s a bright sunny morning, though if the last few days are any guide, it will cloud up later.
A gentle puzzle today which I rattled through in * time. I counted 11 answers which are anagrams or part anagrams, which is quite a lot in 32 clues.
DT 27164
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27164
Hints and tips by Libellule
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
A pleasant Monday morning solve from the maestro. 12a was the last one in, and took nearly as long to fathom as the rest of the crossword. Why? I have no idea.
James Leonard
James Leonard
Aka Rustic, Mr Lemon and Citrus
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James Leonard (right) at a Listener Dinner
ST 2689 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2689 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the more difficult clues and provide hints for them.
NTSPP – 168
NTSPP – 168
A Puzzle by eXternal
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DT 27163 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27163 (Hints)
Big Dave’s Crossword Club
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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.
Toughie 969
Toughie No 969 by Osmosis
You lucky people!
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
A typical Osmosis puzzle with, for me, no stand-out clues.
DT 27162
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27162
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
There’s a problem with the grid on the Telegraph Puzzles site today – the central line (holding 14a) doesn’t appear properly (and, if you use the print facility, you will see the actual answer to 14a). I understand that it’s all fine in the paper.
I thought that Giovanni was in ‘easy’ mode again today – what did you think?
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DT 27157
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27157
A full review by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
A typical Cephas crossword to get Saturday morning started. Lots of his usual anagrams but this time with the addition of a few double definitions along the way.