Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28274
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from the Vega Baja on a bright and sunny morning. Looks like a nice day ahead once it warms up a bit.
Maybe it’s me not being on good form today, or perhaps RayT took on board my comment that his last puzzle was the easiest ever, because either way this one is a much sterner test, or at least I thought so. It’s the usual 4* enjoyment though as there are some clever bits of wordplay and some amusing surfaces. A lot of you disagreed last time so it will be interesting to see how you found this week’s offering.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2873
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on Sunday 6th November
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
The usual joy and a pleasure to solve and review – my favourite clue (and it was hard to pick just one) was the typical Virgilian 26a
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought. … Continue reading
Toughie No 1709 by Kcit
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **
I didn’t derive a great deal of enjoyment from this puzzle but that could be just my being curmudgeonly.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28273
Hints and tips by a verbose Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good Morning from the beating heart of Downtown LI.… Continue reading
Toughie 1708 by Busman
Hints and tips by Kitty
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
In a terrifying and bewildering world, the humble 15 by 15 grid is a civilised place to which we can escape and have fun. … Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28272
Hints and tips by Mr Kitty
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **
Good morning everyone. I found this crossword hard going at first, to the point where I was starting to wonder whether climbing into the blogging chair was a mistake.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28271
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
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BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ***
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Now here is a surprise.… Continue reading
A Puzzle by Arepo
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2874 (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 – 353
A Puzzle byAlchemi
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