NTSPP – 500
A Puzzle by Hydra
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Month: September 2019
DT 29150 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29150 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club
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Today there is good news and bad news. The good news is that, as well as a new MPP, we have a superb NTSPP to celebrate the 500th puzzle in the series – this puzzle has been put together by Prolixic with the help of 27 other setters, many of whom have been published in the National press. The bad news, well I’ll leave you to work that one out!
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.
MPP – 088
Monthly Prize Puzzle (September 2019)
Hail Caesar! by Prolixic
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Why not have a go at our latest Monthly Prize Puzzle?
The winner will receive their choice of any of the Telegraph Crossword Books.
Please note that, due to punitive postal charges, while the competition is open to all, the prize is only available to UK solvers.
A review will follow after the closing date (21st September 2019).
The competition is now closed
Toughie 2294
Toughie No 2294 by Elgar
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ****/***** – Enjoyment *****
This is Elgar’s 135th Telegraph Toughie. As usual, that is the basis for a theme.… Continue reading
DT 29149
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29149
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from a grey and windy South Staffs.… Continue reading
DT 29144
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29144
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 31st August 2019
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
A Saturday Prize Puzzle just like we used to get – this one a not difficult but enjoyable pangram – although the repetition radar did bleep in a couple of places, this didn’t spoil the solving enjoyment at all as I only noticed when typing the review
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading
Toughie 2293
Toughie No 2293 by Hudson
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Yet another Thursday Hudson puzzle and this one was extremely disappointing from the difficulty point of view because all the answers went in very quickly with only 30 across needing any real thought. There seemed to be a lot of single letters used in the wordplay Continue reading “Toughie 2293”
DT 29148
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29148
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Hola from the Vega Baja where summer is continuing, although the forecast for the next few days looks a bit iffy. Still it’s pretty hot and sunny and the moment so I’m not complaining. I’m not sure what to make of this puzzle. I got eight of the acrosses and ten of the downs on first pass but of those eighteen answers fifteen of them went in the right hand side, which was completely full, but the left hand side was nearly empty. The remaining answers put up something of a fight before revealing themselves so it’s ** for the right and **** for the left so *** on average. I don’t know who the setter is but whoever it is has a liking for charades and thinking up original anagram indicators. I enjoyed the tussle and had a few good penny drop moments.
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ST 3018
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3018
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 25th August 2019
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
Memo to self: when drafting the review on the day the crossword was published, don’t forget to write the prologue so you don’t have to try and remember what you thought about a particular Sunday crossword ten days later – Looking at the grid, and the ratings, I’d say it was nice and straightforward and good fun.… Continue reading
Toughie 2292
Toughie No 2292 by Musaeus
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **/***
This is pretty standard fare for a midweek Toughie with nothing to really scare the thoroughbreds.… Continue reading