Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28846
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning from Bamburgh where Saint Sharon and I are staying at The Lord Crewe Hotel.… Continue reading
Month: September 2018
MPP 076 – Review
MPP 076 – Review
ATOMIC by Bufo
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The instructions were:
All the answers share a common property.… Continue reading
ST 2969 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2969 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where it is beginning to get quite autumnal and, yesterday, I started my day watching a very entertaining antipodean rugby international where it looked like the All Blacks were on another romp after two early tries but the Springboks were having nothing of it and hung on for a 36 – 34 victory with Nigel Owens at his very best in the middle (and no TMO calls).… Continue reading
NTSPP – 449
NTSPP – 449
A Puzzle by Alchemi
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DT 28845 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28845 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club
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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 2091
Toughie No 2091 by Notabilis
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
Notabilis has some wonderful definitions in this somewhat harder than usual puzzle (or maybe I’m just off-wavelength).… Continue reading
DT 28844
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28844
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs, with a grey start to the day.… Continue reading
DT 28839
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28839
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 8th September 2018
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
It is nice to see that, under the new editor, the Saturday Prize Puzzles have increased in difficulty and, consequently, enjoyment.… Continue reading
Toughie 2090
Toughie No 2090 by Beam
Hints and tips by Kitty
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Hello everyone. Bufo is away today so I’m taking my first opportunity to blog a puzzle by a setter whose work I always enjoy but who has not previously had a crossword degraded by a Kitty review. … Continue reading
DT 28843
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28843
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating — Difficulty ** — Enjoyment ***
Hello everyone. Brrrr – it’s 5C in Oxford this morning which was rather a shock after so many months of being too hot!… Continue reading