Spring Masterclass
Midlands, Saturday 9 May 2015
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Continue reading “Spring Masterclass (May 2015) – Positively the Last Update”
Month: April 2015
DT 27761
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27761
A full review by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty *– Enjoyment ***
This puzzle was published on Saturday, 28th March 2015
A fairly average Saturday puzzle as far as I can recall – the main source of comments being the problems people had with16a.… Continue reading
Toughie 1372
Toughie No 1372 by Notabilis
A Very Good Friday
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
Greetings from the Calder Valley!
Nice to be back and have the pleasure of blogging a terrifically enjoyable puzzle from the ever-dependable Notabilis.… Continue reading
DT 27766
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27766
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs this rather damp Good Friday morning.… Continue reading
Toughie 1371
Toughie No 1371 by Petitjean
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***
This was plain sailing until I got becalmed in the SW corner.… Continue reading
ST 2788
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2788
A full review by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment *****
This puzzle was published on Sunday, 22nd March 2015
My turn to be the lucky blogger to review this splendid Sunday puzzle – hard to choose a favourite from so many great clues so I’ll just give a big thank you to Virgilius for my double treat.… Continue reading
DT 27765
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27765
Hints and tips by Falcon
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Ottawa where the weatherman tells us that we will be experiencing some rather strange weather today.… Continue reading
Toughie 1370
Toughie No 1370 by Shamus
Here’s Looking at You, Kid
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
I found most of this fairly straightforward and I would have given it ** for difficulty but then I was held up by my final clue 9d, a phrase I didn’t know, so it merited an extra *.… Continue reading
DT 27764
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27764
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. We thought last week’s greeting worked rather well so have used it again this week. Today is a glorious Autumn day. Slightly crispy and misty first thing this morning, but now it is beautifully clear, calm and sunny.
Nice stuff from Jay once again, not too tricky.