Monthly Prize Puzzle – 037
June 2015
A puzzle by Hieroglyph
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Providing you knew what a Nina represents in Crosswordland, this month’s prize puzzle question: “A 2d reveals a work by 16/18ac, who appears unclued.… Continue reading
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2801 (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 – 280
Last Rites of Spring by Windsurfer
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27833 (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.
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Toughie No 1416 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
I am trying something different today which I hope will make the puzzle more widely accessible.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27832
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from L’Orangerie de Lanniron, at Quimper in Brittany, the last stop on our French tour.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27827
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ***
This puzzle was published on Saturday, 13th June 2015
Morning All! I found this pretty straightforward but there was a lot of enjoyment, particularly in writing it up. Nice puzzle.
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Toughie No 1415 by Beam
Hitns and tpis by Bfuo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
I’ve now got used to Beam’s puzzles with the short clues, single-word answers and lack of anagrams and this one yielded fairly quickly.… Continue reading
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2799
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment ****
This puzzle was published on Sunday, 7th June 2015
Morning All! THis was a tad trickier than the previous Sunday but included some lovely consistent surface readings.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27831
Hints and tips by Falcon
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Ottawa where the weatherman has been dishing up a little bit of everything.… Continue reading