Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28580
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Morning all and welcome to what is definitely not a RayThursday. I have no idea who the setter might be but it’s certainly not RayT and it won’t be Shamus as he’s in the Toughie slot today. The anagram lovers among you will be well pleased as I count eight of the clues being all or partial anagrams.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2923
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 29th October 2017
BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****
Some commenters wondered whether this was a Virgilius production but it does have a lurker and the usual dependence on inserting something into something else, so I’m going to disagree with them and say it was him just as it is every Sunday.… Continue reading
Toughie No 1913 by Petitjean
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Just how many posthumous puzzles did Petitjean leave us?… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28579
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
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BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
We’re back home again after an amazing three weeks in India.… Continue reading
Toughie No 1912 by Warbler
Hints and tips by Kitty
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hi all. Warbler today brings us another puzzle in her usual style: she’s so consistent I think I could reuse the introduction from a blog of any one of her recent puzzles and not go far wrong. So if you’ve enjoyed tackling Warbler crosswords before but not yet done this one, why not take a look at it now? Continue reading “Toughie 1912”
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28578
Hints and tips by Mr Kitty
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. I solved this one under non-ideal conditions that made it hard to judge difficulty, but my feeling is that it’s more straightforward than last Tuesday’s adventure. … Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28577
Hints and tips by an emotionally intelligent Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Today’s puzzle is a typical Rufus offering.… Continue reading
A Puzzle by Jaffa
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2924 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg – more wintry weather this week, with increasing amounts of soft fluffy white stuff.… Continue reading
NTSPP – 404
A Puzzle by Windsurfer
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