Toughie 1624 by Excalibur
Hints and tips by Kitty
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings, crossword chums! This was another mystery solve for me, but it didn’t take long to work out the setter: few are so distinctive. … Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28146
Hints and tips by ShropshireLad
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment **
Good Morning everyone from a central area of Shropshire which can’t decide what season it wants to be in.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28145
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Today’s blog is dedicated to my good friends Jeff Vaughan Craig Tom and Jan who completed Wainwrights Coast to Coast walk yesterday.… Continue reading
A Puzzle by Starhorse
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Monthly Prize Puzzle – 049
June 2016
A Puzzle by Prolixic
Many congratulations to Maize, the winner of the June Prize Puzzle competition, who wins one of the Hamlyn Telegraph Puzzle books as his prize.
If MPP’s had subtitles this one would definitely be called “What a coincidence” – regular readers of the blog will be aware that every time a setter calls a particular chess piece a castle, there will be a number of comments from the pedantic about how it isn’t a castle, it’s a rook. … Continue reading
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2853 (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
NTSPP – 332
A Puzzle by Beet
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28144 (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 No 1623 by proXimal
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment **
Possibly because I spent a long time in the pub watching the football and arguing EU politics, completely shocked to learn that an MP who shares my views was brutally murdered for her opinions, this puzzle may have taken me longer than it should have and I was unable to muster a lot of joy.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28143
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Bonjour from Le Château de Boisson in the Cévennes, the latest stop on our trip round France.… Continue reading