Monthly Prize Puzzle – 036
May 2015
A puzzle by Prolixic
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Many congratulations to Liz – I hope she enjoys her Hamlyn Telegraph Crossword Puzzle book prize.… Continue reading
Month: May 2015
ST 2796 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2796 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, a number of the more difficult clues have been selected and hints provided for them.… Continue reading
NTSPP – 275
DT 27803 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27803 (Hints)
Big Dave’s Saturday 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 1396
Toughie No 1396 by Elgar
Hints and tips by Tilsit
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from the Calder Valley!
It’s the King of the Toughies today, the Toughie equivalent of Mark Labbett from The Chase quiz show.… Continue reading
DT 27802
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27802
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
After the stunning performance of the Oxford United team yesterday we’re back to single-blogger mode today.… Continue reading
DT 27797
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27797
A full review by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/***– Enjoyment ***
This puzzle was published on Saturday, 9th May 2015
I was hoping that my 400th post would coincide with the fifth anniversary of the email ‘conversation’ that Big Dave and I had on 21st May 2010, where we agreed that I didn’t really have time to be a blogger (!) or failing that, on the fifth anniversary of my first review published on the 27th May 2010. Still one week before the first of the two is close enough. I wonder how many blog posts I’d have done by now if I had had time?!
I took a bit longer than usual to solve this Saturday puzzle, mainly because I was held up by two intersecting clues, although looking at them both now I have no idea why I couldn’t solve them much earlier than I did.
Toughie 1395
Toughie No 1395 by Petitjean
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
An interesting puzzle. There were certain things that I wasn’t 100% happy with but I enjoyed the puzzle
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading
DT 27801
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27801
Hints and tips by Kath et al.
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BD Rating — Difficulty *** — Enjoyment ***
Good morning everyone. Today’s hints are brought to you by the combined efforts of the four K’s.… Continue reading
ST 2794
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2794
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/***– Enjoyment ****
This puzzle was published on Sunday, 3rd May 2015
Morning All! This was an absolute gem of a puzzle with many excellent surface readings,