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DT 29078

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29078

A full review by crypticsue

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This puzzle was published on 15th June 2019

BD Rating – Difficulty **/***Enjoyment ***

I found it quite interesting that in all the comments last Saturday no-one remarked on the fact that this grid has so many double unches that even I noticed, probably because taking so long over my last two in (8a and 25a) took me into 2.5* time

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ST 3007

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3007

A full review by crypticsue

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This puzzle was published on 9th June 2019

BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

On the easier side of ‘just right for a Sunday’

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Toughie 2248

Toughie No 2248 by Musaeus

Hints and tips by Gazza

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

For the most part getting the answers is pretty straightforward here but in a few cases the synonyms required in the wordplay needed a bit of thought and in two clues (9a and 19d) I can’t come up with examples of how the synonyms work in practice so I’ll be grateful for suggestions.… Continue reading

DT 29081

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29081

Hints and tips by 2Kiwis

BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ****

Kia ora from Aotearoa.

We seem to have got rid of our wet, grey, winter weather for a while. At present we are having a spell of calm, clear, frosty days. The temperatures are a couple of degrees colder overnight but much more pleasant than dour and damp.

Jay had us working quite hard with this one. We were making no progress at our usual starting point in the NW so moved on to the NE and around the grid from there, finishing off where we normally begin. All good fun once again. Continue reading “DT 29081”