Toughie No 2015 by Artix
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***/****
A good Friday Toughie in which Artix delights us with a pangram.… Continue reading
Month: May 2018
DT 28730
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28730
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs where it’s cloudy as I write, but we may expect some sun later.… Continue reading
DT 28725
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28725
A full review by gnomethang
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This puzzle was published on 28th April 2018
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
Morning All! – The usual Saturday fare but I didn’t much like the two homophones that are not actually words (unless you subscribe to the Urban Dictionary for ‘cholar’
Toughie 2014
Toughie No 2014 by Donnybrook
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
Last time I struggled with a Donnybrook puzzle that others found straightforward.… Continue reading
DT 28729
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28729
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **
Hola from the Vega Baja on a bright sunny morning. I solved this puzzle in ** time but I’ve gone for *** difficulty because there are a few obscure bits that required a bit of head scratching. I’ve deducted a star from the enjoyment as there are no less than five clues which use the same containment indicator and I was beginning to get a bit irritated by the time I’d finished typing the hints. I’ll be interested to see if anyone else noticed.
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ST 2948
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2948
A full review by gnomethang
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This puzzle was published on 22nd April 2018
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Morning All! I found this a very good crossword that was over a bit too quickly.
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Toughie 2013
Toughie No 2013 by Giovanni
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
We have a fairly standard Giovanni Toughie today with any difficulty coming (for me at any rate) mainly from new words and bits of General Knowledge rather than clever wordplay.… Continue reading
DT 28728
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28728
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
A beautiful, clear, calm autumn day in our corner of the world.… Continue reading
Toughie 2012
Toughie No 2012 by Excalibur
Hints and tips by Kitty
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
Warm greetings, gridfellows. Well, what a surprise – one of the most recognisable setters, and I failed to guess who it was (setter information had not been updated when I solved this). … Continue reading
DT 28727
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28727
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone. I found today’s puzzle trickier than the average Tuesday crossword.