A Puzzle by Metman
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Month: May 2017
MPP – 060 (Review)
Monthly Prize Puzzle – 060
May 2017
A puzzle by Prolixic
Congratulations to Avril Lang, who successfully solved this double pangram and worked out which of the many and varied opportunities to create sentences from the solutions was the correct five words required for the answer – AMAZINGLY FEW DISCOTHEQUES PROVIDE JUKEBOXES – sentences using a combination of these words were entered into the draw. … Continue reading
ST 2900 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2900 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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Good Sunday morning from Winnipeg. This weekend, (most of) Canada is celebrating Queen Victoria’s birthday with a holiday tomorrow. … Continue reading
NTSPP – 380
NTSPP – 380
A Puzzle by Silvanus
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DT 28432 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28432 (Hints)
Big Dave’s Saturday Crossword Club
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Many thanks to Tilsit for holding the fort while I was in Nottingham last week. My pictures can be seen here, with more from Lynette (Joyce of Bert and Joyce) to be added later [update: now added].
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 1815
Toughie No 1815 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
A solid toughie from Osmosis with intricate clueing and some lovely surfaces.… Continue reading
DT 28431
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28431
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Deep Threat is on holiday until the end of June.… Continue reading
DT 28426
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28426
A full review by gnomethang
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This puzzle was published on Saturday 13th May
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Morning All! This puzzle strayed into 2 star difficulty. I found it the usual standard of Saturday puzzle with a few easy hits and a few very nice clues. Continue reading “DT 28426”
Toughie 1814
Toughie No 1814 by proXimal
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
Another Thursday and another hard morning at the Toughie gridface trying to chisel out the answers to today’s clues.… Continue reading
DT 28430
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28430
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning and welcome to what I’m pretty sure is a RayThursday. I thought there was some fairly tricksy stuff in this and it just crept into 3* time. However, there are enough anagrams and a few gimmes to get you started so I think you’ll be OK. Enjoyable stuff anyway but I bet the usual suspects will complain and the other usual suspects will think it great. You can’t win at this game!
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