Toughie No 1451 by Giovanni
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
I sailed through this and only the time spent getting the last couple lifted it above one star for difficulty.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27885
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
Hola from the Vega Baja where pommers is still a bit knackered after the rather hectic month he’s had. Three weeks in the Far East followed by 3 turnarounds in the apartments has taken its toll. Oh well, I guess I’m not as young as I once was.
On to the crossword which I’m pretty sure is a Ray T but it’s unusual in that it has six anagrams. All the other signs are there though so I’m fairly confident. There are two lurkers, a first letters clue, the Queen is on parade along with her lead singer and all the clues are less that eight words – I rest my case.
I found it suprisingly easy for a Ray T puzzle (maybe you’ll all disagree) but it had the usual entertainment level if a little low on the innuendo. I’ll be interested to see what you all make of it.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2808
A full review by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment ***
This puzzle was published on Sunday, 9th August 2015
This particular Sunday crossword differed from the norm, being trickier and not as much fun as usual to solve and a bit of a trial to review (not least because I had to keep checking the hints and tips page to make sure I’d got all the ‘newspaper’ clues added). I think I must have tempted fate as, before solving the puzzle, I’d explained to my visiting sister how Virgilius puzzles are always pleasure to both solve and review.
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