Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2808 (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
Month: August 2015
NTSPP – 287
DT 27875 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27875 (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 1444
Toughie No 1444 by Elgar
Chasing chickens in Scotland
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
It is almost two months since we were impaled on a Friday (Toughie 1420 on 26 June) but Elgar is back with a typical brain-stretching (or do I mean ‘mangling’) exercise in the art of solving a proper does-what-it-says-on-the-tin Toughie crossword. … Continue reading
DT 27874
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27874
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on an overcast morning.… Continue reading
DT 27869
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27869
A full review by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ***
This puzzle was published on 1st August 2015
As usual, I am at odds with quite a few of the views expressed on publication day – I enjoyed solving this puzzle, partly because it wasn’t as straightforward as Saturday puzzles usually are – although I could have done without the earworm produced by 29a.
Toughie 1443
Toughie No 1443 by Petitjean
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
I never quite know what to expect with a Petitjean puzzle.… Continue reading
DT 27873
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27873
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating — Difficulty **** — Enjoyment ****
Good morning everyone. It’s not a very nice one in Oxford – its grey and drizzly but the crossword will soon brighten things up.… Continue reading
ST 2806
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2806
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty *– Enjoyment ***
This puzzle was published on Sunday, 26th July 2015
Morning All!. This was a very quick solve (as remarked by others on the day) but some of the clues (even the easier ones) had some lovely consistent surface readings – 3d being a great example.
Toughie 1442
Toughie No 1442 by proXimal
It’s not Friday, is it?
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
I reckon that this is the toughest puzzle that we’ve had from proXimal so far and I really had to work to tease out the answers, so all of you who found this a breeze give yourself a pat on the back.… Continue reading