Toughie No 1503 by Petitjean
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
I really struggled with this one. It didn’t help that my brain’s anagram function appeared to be switched off because I made hard work of the 9-letter anagrams.… Continue reading
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2821
A full review by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ***/****
This puzzle was published on Sunday, 8th November 2015
I did agree with other solvers on the day that this crossword provided yet another fine start to Sunday morning.
However, I bet none of the commenters noticed what I did once I started to draft this review. Almost half of the clues are ‘insertion’ clues – I’ve had to type the word ‘inserted’ eight times, and there were five other clues requiring you to put something inside something else. I’ve deducted half a star from the enjoyment rating as this week I ended up a little grumpy whereas normally blogging the Sunday puzzle gives you twice the fun than any other day’s crossword review.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27963
Hints and tips by Falcon
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BD Rating – Difficulty * / ** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Ottawa where we have — for the most part — been enjoying a warmer than normal autumn.… Continue reading