Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2852 (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: June 2016
NTSPP – 331
NTSPP – 331
Stripey Horse (5) by Chalicea
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This puzzle is dedicated to Hilary and deliberately incorporates as many crosswordese 3 downs as could be fitted into the grid and clues.
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DT 28138 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28138 (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 1619
Toughie No 1619 by Elgar
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ******
Yes, Dutch who? But what an amazing puzzle we have today.… Continue reading
DT 28137
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28137
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Bonjour from Trèbes, near Carcassonne in South West France.… Continue reading
DT28132
Daily Telegraph No 28132
A full review by Crypticsue
This puzzle was published on 4 June 2016
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Another Saturday Prize Puzzle that didn’t take long to solve, although there were a couple of clues where I thought ‘I wonder what Brian will think of that’ and some interesting insertion indicators.… Continue reading
Toughie 1618
Toughie No 1618 by Micawber
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Another enjoyable but not too difficult Micawber offering.… Continue reading
DT 28136
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28136
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating — Difficulty ** — Enjoyment ****
Hello everyone – today we have a Ray T crossword.… Continue reading
ST 2850
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2850
A full review by crypticsue
This puzzle was published on 29 May 2016
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
A Virgilius puzzle is always worth looking at twice, and in my case this time enjoy all the more as I hadn’t expected to be reviewing it, and so had forgotten how splendid it was until I enjoyed it all over again while typing this out.… Continue reading
Toughie 1617
Toughie No 1617 by Dada
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
It’s another lovely sunny day in North Devon – a hosepipe ban can’t be far away.… Continue reading