A Puzzle by Laccaria
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Month: January 2018
MPP 068 – Review
Monthly Prize Puzzle – 068
January 2018
A Puzzle by Radler
Congratulations to Geoff Telfer who, having followed the instructions, worked out the anagrams and found the missing capital, entered the competition. Their name was drawn out of the electric hat by Mrs BD, soo they can now choose one of the Telegraph Crossword Puzzle Books as their prize.… Continue reading
ST 2935 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2935 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg – ‘weather cycling’ continues; the temperature rises to zero and then slides back down again though not as low as during the first half of the month, and, on Friday morning, Winnipeg was warmer than New Orleans approximately 1,400 miles to the south.… Continue reading
NTSPP – 415
DT 28641 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28641 (Hints)
Big Dave’s Saturday Crossword Club
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Yesterday Jan, Tom Pride’s partner, sent me the following email:
“Would you be so kind as to pass on my heartfelt thanks to all your bloggers who posted so kindly about Tom. They were all on show at his funeral. Your readers might like to read his obituary which appears today in The Times.”
The link to the obituary was published in a couple of places on here yesterday – https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tom-pride-obituary-dlb609zqs – but this is actually behind the Times paywall. If you subscribe to the Times you should have no difficulty reading it, failing that you can register with the website and view two articles a week without paying the subscription (which is what I did). Alternatively you can email me via the contact page and I’ll send you a copy. I particularly like the bit about us – “Another passion was crosswords; he contributed to a crossword blog and would attend conventions with fellow fanatics from all over the world.”.
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 1955
Toughie No 1955 by Notabilis
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***/****
Today is Toughie No 1955 marking Mr Sheffieldsy’s birthyear, congratulations.… Continue reading
DT 28640
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28640
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a bright, frosty morning.… Continue reading
DT 28635
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28635
A full review by gnomethang
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This puzzle was published on 13th January 2018
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Morning All! A pretty standard Saturday puzzle that I solved in about two star time. There were some divertingly constructed clues that were quite enjoyable to fathom even if the answer pretty much presented itself from the checking letters (although that might not reflect everybody’s solving experience!).
Toughie 1954
Toughie No 1954 by Donnybrook
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
I hadn’t solved a Donnybrook puzzle before (Kitty has done the only previous blogs of this setter’s puzzles) and so I didn’t know what to expect.… Continue reading
DT 28639
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28639
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **
Morning all from a rather cold but sunny Vega Baja. I was put off this puzzle when I saw the terrible grid which gives you four separate crosswords, only linked by the four 10-letter lights in the centre. The grid coupled with a bit more difficulty than in recent puzzles makes things a bit tricky but fortunately there are enough gimmes to give you a start in each corner so I think most of you will be OK. I’ll be interested to see if anyone agrees with me.
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