A Puzzle by Raven
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Month: October 2017
MPP 065 – Review
Monthly Prize Puzzle – 065
October 2017
A Puzzle by Prolixic
A nice easy solve and it wasn’t difficult to spot the ten members of the NATO Phonetic Alphabet but which one was the odd one out? I still maintain there’s a case for picking DELTA as it is the only Greek letter in the list but the correct solution to this month’s question was Uniform as it is the only one that starts with a vowel.… Continue reading
ST 2922 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2922 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where this week the weather has been ‘all over the map’ – very windy on Wednesday (not quite Ophelia or Brian levels) 40 mph with gusts to 50 mph, and a record 24.3 degrees on Friday.… Continue reading
NTSPP – 402
DT 28564 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28564 (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 1903
Toughie No 1903 by Notabilis
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ****/***** – Enjoyment ****
Another quality puzzle from Notabilis. There are two little ninas and some cute adjacent clues (19a, 201a, 1d, 2d).… Continue reading
DT 28563
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28563
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a dank, damp October day.… Continue reading
DT28558
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28558
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 14th October 2017
BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
A smidge trickier than some Saturdays (or perhaps it was just the result of fitting it in to a very hectic Saturday).… Continue reading
Toughie 1902
Toughie No 1902 by Samuel
Hints and tips by Kitty
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Hello, and Happy Diwali! It’s also apparently International Gin and Tonic Day, so plenty of reasons to charge your glasses. … Continue reading
DT 28562
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28562
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Morning all and welcome to Thursday’s crossie. I’m pretty sure that it’s not a RayT and I have an idea who it might be, not least because it’s a pangram, but with my record of setter spotting that’s as far as I’m going. It’s the first pangram we’ve had on my watch for ages but I twigged the possibility of one far too late for it to be of any help in the solving.
I thought it was going to be a breeze as I got eleven of the acrosses and eight of the downs on first pass. Then it was a bit like finding speed humps on the M6 and I ground to a bit of a halt. Last two in were the interlocking 23a and 19d and I must have stared at them for as long as the rest of the puzzle had taken before the penny finally dropped on 23a with a very loud clang – tea-tray moment or what? A most enjoyable puzzle for me and I’ll be interested to hear your views on it.
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