Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27849
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating — Difficulty ** — Enjoyment ****
Good morning all. My nightmare has finally happened.… Continue reading
Month: July 2015
ST 2802
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2802
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty ****– Enjoyment ****
This puzzle was published on Sunday, 28th June 2015
Morning All! I found this puzzle to be a real test and completely worthy of a prize puzzle slot. I didn’t finish it over my first two pints on Sunday after golf and only worked it out later which just goes to show!.
Toughie 1426
Toughie No 1426 by proXimal
Piggy-in-the-Middle
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
I found the bottom half trickier than the top today, but it was all very enjoyable with some lovely bits of misdirection.… Continue reading
DT 27848
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27848
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
The heading that says 2Kiwis is not quite correct as there is only one of us today. Grandchildren minding duties in Wellington being the reason. Next week it will be no Kiwis as we will both be away in the South Island, so a surprise Mr Ron blogger to look forward to.
With only one solver, I found it hard to judge the relative difficulty but it did seem to be pretty typical for a Wednesday Jay puzzle, maybe towards the gentler end of the spectrum, and the Quickie pun was certainly gentler than last week.
Toughie 1425
Toughie No 1425 by Shamus
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment **
I’m covering for Toro today – as we move into the summer period there may be more of this sort of thing happening.… Continue reading
DT 27847
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27847
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
I thought that this was pretty straightforward but there may be a couple of problems lurking if you don’t know your England cricket captains or have never read Morte D’Arthur.… Continue reading
DT 27846
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27846
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
I suppose that Rufus has so much experience we should not be surprised when he delivers a corker of a puzzle like this one.… Continue reading
Rookie Corner – 065
ST 2803 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2803 (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