Toughie No 1919 by Elgar
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
This is Elgar’s 122nd Telegraph Toughie. I proceeded very steadily, almost smugly, through most of this until I hit the NW corner. This stopped me in my tracks completely.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28587
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a gloomy November day.
Though I solved today’s Giovanni in what is a record time for me, I was aided by one piece of good fortune, in that I had just watched a programme on BBC4 where members of the RSC were working on Ovid’s Metamorphoses as translated by Ted Hughes, and that gave me the answer to 17a straight away.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28582
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 11th November 2017
BD Rating – Difficulty *– Enjoyment ***
Cephas provided us with a nice straightforward crossword which turned out to be a pangram too.
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