NTSPP – 411
Christmas Pudding by Alchemi
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Month: December 2017
DT 28618 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28618 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club
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Merry Christmas. 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 1939
Toughie No 1939 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ***
Many thanks Sparks. A slow and steady solve.… Continue reading
DT 28617
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28617
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from foggy South Staffs. Today is the calm before the storm: almost all the Christmas supplies have been brought in, and the first of our guests fly in from Belgium tonight, the first instalment of the eleven (plus a baby) people who will be with us for the festival.… Continue reading
DT 28612
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28612
A full review by gnomethang
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This puzzle was published on 16th December 2017
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Morning All! I have only just rushed this out following an impromptu pre-Christmas drink last night. We have breakfast planned at work which is the most important thing today!
Toughie 1938
Toughie No 1938 by Samuel
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
More gentle Thursday fare, this time from our editor elect.… Continue reading
ST 2929
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2929
A full review by gnomethang
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This puzzle was published on 10th December 2017
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
Morning All! – THis was a pretty quick solve that contained the usual excellence. I particularly admire the way that Mr Greer picks a synonym and then immediately gets a surface reading that expolits the other meaning and confuses the solver.
DT 28616
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28616
Hints and tips by Falcon
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** / *** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Ottawa where the weather seems to have been on a roller coaster lately.… Continue reading
Toughie 1937
Toughie No 1937 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
Osmosis has given us a pangram today with, as usual, lots of detailed wordplay.… Continue reading
DT 28615
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28615
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
As this will be our last blog before Christmas we want to wish all the setters, Phil’s team at the Telegraph, fellow contributors to the blog and all the thousands of followers of the site a very happy festive season.… Continue reading