Toughie No 1635 by Elkamere
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
An Elkamere, what joy! I thought – then I ended up staring at the grid for a good while before seeing 16a from the enumeration.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28161
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs, where at the moment the sun is shining after overnight rain.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph No 28156
A full review by crypticsue
This puzzle was published on 2nd July 2016
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***
Just me or are Saturday puzzles increasing (if only very slightly) the difficulty level and thus the enjoyment factor too??
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2854
A full review by Big Dave
This puzzle was published on 26th June 2016
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Gnomey seems to have gone walkabout, so I have put this review together quickly. … Continue reading
Toughie No 1634 by Petitjean
Hints and tips by Tilsit
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Warrington! As Bufo is sunning himself on a Club 18-30 Ibiza Rave Party holiday, BD asked me to fill his boots for the day.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28160
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from the Vega Baja where it’s very hot and humid and I’ve just heard a rather loud clap of thunder.
I’m pretty sure this is a RayT production as we have the Queen, some innuendo including a nude star and a lot of stretched synonyms. I rather enjoyed the challenge but I know there will be the usual complaints as there are some whoppers today. Overall it didn’t cause too many problems but perhaps a tad trickier than Ray’s recent offerings.
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Toughie No 1633 by Micawber
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****/*****
It’s always a joy to solve and blog a Micawber puzzle and this one is well up there in the enjoyment stakes.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28159
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment ****
Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.
It is official Maori Language Week here in Aotearoa New Zealand so we thought it appropriate to once again greet you with a full formal greeting.… Continue reading
Toughie 1632 by Samuel
Hints and tips by Kitty
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Hi everyone. I hope you are well and full of the joys of summer, whatever the meteorological conditions. … Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28158
Hints and tips by ShropshireLad
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from a dull, cold and windy Shropshire.… Continue reading