Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28347
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a cold, grey day.… Continue reading
Month: February 2017
DT 28342
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28342
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on Saturday 4th February
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
A pangram this week, with double unches and cryptic definitions galore – this was a slightly different Saturday puzzle to the ‘norm’ but it still didn’t take long to solve, and the clues were very ‘blogger friendly’ when it came to typing out the explanations, even allowing for a couple of quibbles, one considered quite major by the commenters on the day!
There Once was a Man With Six Wives
There Once was a Man With Six Wives:
Our Kings and Queens in Limericks
by Mick Twister, illustrated by Hannah Warren
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Toughie 1758
Toughie No 1758 by Shamus
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***/****
A slow start after which the top half fell quickly.… Continue reading
DT 28346
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28346
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating — Difficulty ** — Enjoyment ***/****
Hello everyone. This is definitely a Ray T Thursday – a few of his trademarks are missing but I’m sure that it’s one of his crosswords.… Continue reading
ST 2884
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2884
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on Sunday 29th January
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Another super Sunday puzzle – my top of the podium clue has to be the splendid 15d
Toughie 1757
Toughie No 1757 by Micawber
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****/*****
Thanks to Micawber for another great puzzle – he never disappoints.… Continue reading
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28345
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
We have just had a holiday long-weekend here for Waitangi Day.… Continue reading
Toughie 1756
Toughie 1756 by Kcit
Hints and tips by Kitty
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***/****
Hello and welcome. Kcit eases us gently into the Toughie week with a puzzle which I would recommend to anyone who feels like they have a little more crosswording in them today.… Continue reading
DT 28344
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28344
Hints and tips by Mr Kitty
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hello everyone. Today we have another solid Tuesday puzzle: nothing too obscure, a modest number of anagrams, and several clever surfaces masking straightforward wordplay.… Continue reading