Toughie No 1855 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***/****
I enjoyed this, though I didn’t know who the setter was at the time of solving (thanks CS for filling me in). In retrospect, I might have guessed.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28491
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs, where we have a bright start to the day but the threat of rain later.
Some fairly easy anagrams gave me an entry into today’s Giovanni, and there was nothing too obscure in the rest of the puzzle, so ** difficulty for me.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28486
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on Saturday 22nd July
BD Rating – Difficulty *– Enjoyment ****
I don’t know whether it is just me but I think Saturday puzzles have improved a bit lately. They still are straightforward enough to encourage lots of competition entries, but they have a little je ne sais quoi that makes them a bit more interesting to review, even though I do appear to have typed the words ‘.. from the clue’ quite a few times this week!.
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