Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27284
Hints and tips by Libellule
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
Usual Monday morning fun, completed as the sun started to come out after the nights rain.
Month: September 2013
ST 2709 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2709 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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There’s still time to enter the September Prize puzzle.
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the more difficult clues and provide hints for them.
NTSPP – 188
DT 27283 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27283 (Hints)
Big Dave’s Crossword Club
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There’s still time to enter our Monthly Prize Puzzle.
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 1049
Toughie No 1049 by Micawber
A Talented Young Setter Named Mick ….
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from the Calder Valley! I spent some of this week getting myself ready for a trampling by the hobnailed boots of Elgar, and instead I get the pleasant surprise of a Friday visit from Micawber.
Some of you probably don’t know but Micawber is the mastermind behind a clever piece of fun on Twitter where you use the 140 characters to produce topical limericks, quite a challenge but lots of fun. However, his success at this has led to a book deal and Tuesday saw the launch of There Was an Old Geezer Called Caesar: A History of the World in 100 Limericks, by Mick Twister. The book is available on Amazon – http://tinyurl.com/Twitmericks
DT 27282
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27282
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
This is an enjoyable, if not very arduous, puzzle from Giovanni. It’s worth noting how smooth the surface readings are and the imagination used in the containment indicators (dumped outside, stabled by, etc.). Do leave a comment telling us how you got on.
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DT 27277
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27277
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
I thought that this was a typical Cephas puzzle that was of a decent difficulty level for a Saturday. His usual array of interesting anagram indicators and gentle cryptic definitions made this a fun solve for me.
Toughie 1048
Toughie No 1048 by Elkamere
It’s good to be back!
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ****
I was undecided whether to make my comeback this week but then I discovered it was an Elkamere puzzle and that settled it. I’m glad I returned because it was a thoroughly enjoyable puzzle on which I made steady progress without ever feeling that I was totally on top of it
DT 27281
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27281
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment **
I was hoping to get a Ray T puzzle today, but this one turned up instead. Like last Thursday, it was a case of read a clue and write in the answer. I wonder how many hints will be needed today!
ST 2707
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2707
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Morning All!. More excellent Sunday fare from my favourite setter. A big thanks must go to crypticsue for covering my blog last Thursday. Whilst not difficult, this puzzle has everything that an aspiring solver needs to progress.