Toughie No 1990 by Excalibur
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. I'm standing in for Bufo today.
Month: March 2018
DT 28693
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28693
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hola from a sunny but chilly Vega Baja. I’m pretty sure this is a RayT production but unusually for him we have five straight anagrams and another three clues which use anagrams as part of further wordplay. If you can crack the two long ones across the middle you’ll get enough checkers to really get you going. Those of you with repetition radar will note that there are three instances of the use of the word ONE to indicate the letter I. Whatever, I enjoyed the puzzle and hope that you did too.
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ST 2942
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2942
A full review by gnomethang
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This puzzle was published on 11th March 2018
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Morning All! As usual there were some wonderful clues here.
Toughie 1989
Toughie No 1989 by Donnybrook
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
I enjoyed this puzzle where what difficulties there were came from clever misdirections rather than obscure vocabulary (good).… Continue reading
DT 28692
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28692
Hints and tips by KiwiColin
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BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Just one of us in the blogging chair again this week.… Continue reading
Toughie 1988
Toughie No 1988 by Samuel
Hints and tips by Kitty
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hello, you beautiful people. I hope life is treating you well. … Continue reading
DT 28691
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28691
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone. Today we have an enjoyable puzzle that feels a little different from our usual Tuesday fare. … Continue reading
DT 28690
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28690
Hints and tips by the happiest of happy Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Coventry Rugby Club (Gwarn Cov) have won their division with five games to spare.… Continue reading
Rookie Corner – 206
MPP-070 Review
Monthly Prize Puzzle 070
March 2018
A puzzle by Phibs
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Connect 5
The preamble said: The solutions to five consecutive clues (with spaces inserted appropriately) provide the clue for 11 across.… Continue reading