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MPP 087 – Review

Monthly Prize Puzzle 087 – Review

August 2019

Upper Case Places by Alchemi

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Alchemi’s question was “How many capital cities are there in the completed grid?”  There were 14 in total.  They are highlighted in the grid at the end of this review. Continue reading “MPP 087 – Review”

ST 3017 (Hints)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3017 (Hints)

Hints and tips by Senf

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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where it is Day 4 of the Best 4 Days of the Year as I am again volunteering at a professional golf tournament where the best golfers in the field will be rewarded this afternoon and, more importantly, funds are being raised to support worthy causes in the local area; however, this means I might not be able to respond to many of your comments.Continue reading

DT 29132 (Hints)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29132 (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.

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DT 29131

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29131

Hints and tips by LetterboxRoy

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Please welcome LetterboxRoy who, as a special guest author, has stepped in to deputise for Deep Threat.  BD


Hello everyone. Deep Threat is away today so I am helping out.

A relatively gentle puzzle for a Friday, only 16d & 27a needed checking but all the answers today are clearly clued and there are no obscure answers or references. Continue reading “DT 29131”

DT 29126

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29126

A full review by crypticsue

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This puzzle was published on 10th August 2019

BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

A nice Saturday Prize Puzzle

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DT 29130

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29130

Hints and tips by Kath

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BD Rating — Difficulty **/***Enjoyment ***

Hello everyone. This is definitely a Ray T crossword – I didn’t think it was quite as straightforward as the one two weeks ago but it’s far from being his most difficult.… Continue reading

ST 3015

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3015

A full review by crypticsue

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

What we expect on a Sunday these days – although I did seem to be typing ‘reversal’ and ‘inserted’ quite a lot when preparing this review

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