NTSPP – 394
A Puzzle by Radler
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Month: August 2017
DT 28516 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28516 (Hints)
Big Dave’s Saturday Crossword Club
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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 1871
Toughie No 1871 by Sparks
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment****
This is our very first effort at writing a Toughie blog and we have been anxiously waiting all week to see who the setter would be. As it turned out we need not have worried as Sparks has given us a not too fiendishly difficult and very enjoyable puzzle.… Continue reading
DT 28515
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28515
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a fine, sunny morning. My thanks to Senf for stepping in last week while I was otherwise engaged.
I was making rapid progress through today’s Giovanni until I hit a mental block at 10a, which became my last one in and accounts for the *** difficulty rating.… Continue reading
DT 28510
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28,510
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 19 August 2017
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Solved between a day at the beach and a lovely meal with lots of visiting relatives (three different types of lasagne, since you ask).… Continue reading
Toughie 1870
Toughie No 1870 by Samuel
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ****
The bottom half went in reasonably quickly but I had more of a problem with the top half. But it all came good in the end and it was a very enjoyable exercise
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading
ST 2912
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2912
A full review by Crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 13th August 2017
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
The only grump I had with this splendid Sunday crossword was the fact that the clue for 25a emerged from the printer on a separate piece of paper.… Continue reading
DT 28514
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28514
Hints and tips by Falcon
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Ottawa where the summer has been a mixed bag but generally cooler and wetter than normal. On Monday, we witnessed a partial eclipse of the sun.… Continue reading
Toughie 1869
Toughie No 1869 by Messinae
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Thanks to Messinae for a pleasant puzzle with a mini-theme. We could perhaps have done with a bit more variety in the types of clue since nearly half of them involved a container/insertion type construct.… Continue reading
DT 28513
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28513
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Over the last few weeks we have been putting together our next overseas adventure. As well as arranging flights and itineraries we have had to deal with a rather involved process to obtain visas and then get some inoculations.… Continue reading