Toughie No 2376 by Stick Insect
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
A lot of the difficulty in this crossword comes from having to take quite a time to work out the parsing of several of the clues, which is reflected in the difficulty rating.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29273
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
Hola from the Vega Baja where we’re having an unseasonably warm spell of weather. It got up to 21°C yesterday and it’s forecast for 23°C over the weekend. Not usually this warm in January so I guess we’ll have to pay for it next month.
I may be wrong but I get the feeling that we might have a new setter today as the style of this puzzle didn’t ring any bells with me at all. Maybe I just wasn’t on the wavelength but I found it a tricky little rascal. There’s a few gimmes and a few anagrams to get a start but then there’s other clues made of sterner stuff. It will be interesting to hear your take on it. Continue reading “DT 29273”
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3039
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 19th January 2020
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
A nice Sunday crossword which flowed easily from start to finish
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