Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2772 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a number of the more difficult clues and provide hints for them.
Month: November 2014
NTSPP – 251
NTSPP – 251
A Puzzle by Prolixic
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DT 27660 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27660 (Hints)
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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 1301
Toughie No 1301 by Elkamere
Black (and white) Friday!
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
A fine puzzle to end a very mixed week of Toughies.
DT 27659
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27659
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on another damp,grey November day.
I was heading for * time until I was brought up short by 26a, and it took a little while first to identify the definition and secondly to parse it..
DT 27654
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27654
A full review by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty *– Enjoyment ***
This puzzle was published on Saturday, 22nd November 2014
Lovely, straightforward start to my Saturday solving. The fact that there are six anagrams and, as Caravaggio commented “… this puzzle evoked memories of Saturday’s past”, I think this week it is thank you to Cephas rather than one of the Saturday Mysterons.
Toughie 1300
Toughie No 1300 by Kcit
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
A straightforward Thursday puzzle. Only the time spent justifying the last couple of answers raised it above 1* for difficulty.
DT 27658
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27658
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating — Difficulty *** — Enjoyment ****
Good morning everyone – it’s a real November morning in Oxford. On the plus side I’m sure we have a Ray T crossword. It has all his trademarks – short clues, a bit of innuendo although not as much as sometimes and the Queen puts in an appearance. I found some of it quite tricky.
We have some pictures! Thanks to those who have encouraged and helped me – they know who they are.
ST 2770
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2770
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty *– Enjoyment ***
This puzzle was published on Sunday, 16th November 2014
A relatively fast solve with just a couple to hold me up at the end.
Toughie 1299
Toughie No 1299 by Osmosis
A Bit of a Tease?
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
Having got all the letters on the top row I was convinced that we were going to get a message round the periphery but nothing more emerged (unless I’m missing something). I made heavier weather of this than I normally do with Osmosis and there are a couple of clues which I’m not sure that I’ve correctly interpreted – so I’m looking forward to your better explanations.
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