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Month: July 2015

DT 27851 (Hints)

by Big Dave  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27851 (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 1428

by Dutch  

Toughie No 1428 by Sparks

Hints and tips by Dutch

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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****

I was panicking that this week’s Toughie parsing nightmares would culminate in a Friday blogger’s hell, but I needn’t have worried.… Continue reading

DT 27850

by Deep Threat  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27850

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***

Good morning from sunny South Staffs.

As usual with Giovanni, the odd obscure word and a smattering of General Knowledge, but fair cluing to enable you to get to the answer.… Continue reading

DT 27845

by crypticsue  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27845

A full review by crypticsue

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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***/****

This puzzle was published on 4th July 2015

I expect only a few of the people who commented on Saturday will read this review to find out that I disagree with the majority of them because I thought it was a nice easy solve (it probably helps that I love words such as the commotion in 3d).… Continue reading