Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29173
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a damp, grey morning.… Continue reading
Month: October 2019
DT 29168
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29168
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 28th September 2019
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Another nice Saturday puzzle – I think I’ve guessed the setter correctly (there’s a lot of anagrams ;) ).… Continue reading
Toughie 2309
Toughie No 2309 by Hudson
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Most of it went in fairly readily in an average time but I then had to really winkle out the last 3 or 4 answers. Hence the extra star for difficulty. I wasn’t sure while solving it but decided in the end that I had enjoyed it. Continue reading “Toughie 2309”
DT 29172
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29172
Hints and tips by Falcon
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Ottawa, where we are still enjoying autumn weather — unlike Calgary where winter has hit with a vengeance.… Continue reading
ST 3022
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3022
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 22nd September 2019
BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
Slightly trickier this time – well I thought so anyway
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading
Toughie 2308
Toughie No 2308 by Petitjean
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment *****
All good things must come to an end and, very sadly, this is the last ever Petitjean Toughie, but what a magnificent series it has been – one that the Crossword Editor has been kind enough to schedule mostly on Wednesdays so that I have had the pleasure of blogging the majority of them.… Continue reading
DT 29171
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29171
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Clocks changed now so we have to wait an extra hour to get our daily dose of puzzles. And it gets another hour later when you people change your clocks at the end of this month.
Winter weather has decided that it wants to stick around for a bit longer yet. Blustery, wet and cold here again today. Our 16 yr old granddaughter and her three friends, who are visiting for a few days (it’s school holidays), are slow to emerge from warm sleeping bags in these conditions.
Quality puzzle again from Jay.
Toughie 2307
Toughie No 2307 by Chalicea
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Yet another cracking puzzle from Chalicea, one of my favourite setters, is the highlight of my day. Continue reading “Toughie 2307”
DT 29170
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29170
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome. Grey and drizzly here, making this a good day to stay inside and solve crosswords. Today's puzzle features at 14a Phil Anderson's winning entry in the clue-writing competition from the April edition of the Telegraph Puzzles Newsletter – congratulations Phil! That fact suggests that this puzzle might be the work of Telegraph Puzzles Editor Chris Lancaster. Perhaps he'll drop by later to confirm [4pm edit: I'm told that it is indeed one of his]. I found it less challenging than his recent Tuesday puzzles, but still most enjoyable. Continue reading "DT 29170"