Toughie No 2149 by Silvanus
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Christmas has gone and there is a semblance of normality about today.… Continue reading
Month: December 2018
DT 28932
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28932
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating — Difficulty **** — Enjoyment ****
Hello everyone. As the 2Kiwis said yesterday it’s too late to wish you a Happy Christmas and too early to say Happy New Year so I won’t do either although the thoughts are there.… Continue reading
ST 2982
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2982
A full review by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Although for some mad reason I find it helps to look at Dada’s Sunday clues with my head slightly on one side (literally thinking laterally!),… Continue reading
Toughie 2148
Toughie No 2148 by Giovanni
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment **
No obscure religious terms from Giovanni today but there were several words I didn’t know.… Continue reading
Double Toughie 100010
Double Toughie No 100010 by Elgar
Hints and tips by Tilsit
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
The puzzle can be found under the Giant General Knowledge menu as No 100,010 and the solution can be found, from Boxing Day, under the Giant General Knowledge menu as No 1,100,010
Merry Christmas everyone!… Continue reading
DT 28931
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28931
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
It is a bit late to say Merry Christmas again and a bit early to say Happy New Year so guess that a simple “Compliments of the Season” would be the most appropriate salutation for today.… Continue reading
Toughie 100010
Toughie No 100010 by Firefly
Hints and tips by Kitty
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Seasonal felicitations to all you lovely setters, bloggers, solvers and lurkers. I hope you are having the kind of time that you wish. If not, it’ll be over soon.
Firefly has served up a feast of a puzzle with all the … well, that will become clear.
DT 100010
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 100010
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and all that. Today we have been gifted a puzzle that's perfect for a day on which other activities might be competing for your attention. It's not too taxing, but it's still packed with smiles. Since there's no newspaper published today, it's an online-only puzzle. However, readers who usually solve in the newspaper can either register for a free Telegraph account at https://puzzles.telegraph.co.uk where it is today's free puzzle, or try posting a request in the comments below to see if a kind blogger will send it to the email address you used when commenting.
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to all our readers
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Big Dave and the team of bloggers would once again like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
A special thank you to all the crossword setters, especially to those who have taken the time to leave comments on the blog, and to Chris Lancaster, as he nears the end of his first year as Puzzles Editor, and his team at Telegraph Puzzles. This year has seen the introduction of the first stage of the revamped puzzles site – it’s had its ups and downs but, on balance, has been successful.
If you are one of several thousand lurkers that visit the site every day – why not break cover and say hello!
DT 28930
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28930
Hints and tips by a vibrant Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from the mystical heart of Downtown LI where Saint Sharon is sleeping the sleep of the innocent blissfully unaware that I have bought her a prosthetic leg for Christmas.… Continue reading