Monthly Prize Puzzle – 030
November 2014
Missing Link by Prolixic
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Despite BD reminding people to read the instructions very carefully, over 60% of the entries had an incorrect answer to this month’s ‘question’: “Seven answers (clued normally) form a series from which a name is missing. Solvers should provide the missing name”. The series was, of course, English royal dynasties and the missing one was SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA – the correct entry drawn out of the electronic ‘hat’ came from someone well known to fans of Rookie Corner – Beet. Congratulations to her, she wins a choice of Telegraph puzzle books published by Hamlyn.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2770 (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.
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NTSPP – 249
A Puzzle by Alchemi
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27648 (Hints)
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Today is your last chance to enter our November Prize Puzzle.
If you do enter, please read the instructions very carefully.
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.
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Toughie No 1293 by Sparks
Hiding too much, or vice versa
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
I enjoyed this puzzle from Sparks, in spite of the reservations expressed below.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27647
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a wet and windy morning.
I found today’s Giovanni to be quite difficult, probably the nearest to **** time that I have come while blogging these Friday crosswords. It will be interesting to see what others think.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27642
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment ***
This puzzle was published on Saturday, 8th November 2014
Morning All! I only solved this last night but was very glad I did as I found it enjoyable and of a fair degree of difficulty
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Toughie No 1292 by Excalibur
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ***
I made fairly slow progress to begin with while I was refamiliarising myself with Excalibur’s quirky style. It took me some time to finish off the north-east corner and that accounts for the extra half star in the difficulty rating
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27646
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating — Difficulty ** — Enjoyment ****
Good morning everyone. It’s a real November morning in Oxford – mild, misty and damp but a Ray T crossword will soon cheer things up and I have almost no doubt that this is one of his. I thought it was very much on the gentle side for him but I’m sure that some of you will disagree. He seems to have lost his naughty hat as there’s not much innuendo this time.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2768
A full review by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ****
This puzzle was published on Sunday, 2nd November 2014
Crossword solving doesn’t get much more enjoyable than this unless you are the reviewer so you get to enjoy it twice over!
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