A Puzzle by Drummond
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Month: January 2020
ST 3037 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3037 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where we have enjoyed several days of unseasonably warm temperatures – highs of mid minus single digits instead of mid minus teens. … Continue reading
NTSPP – 517
NTSPP – 517
A Puzzle by Starhorse
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DT 29251 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29251 (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.
MPP – 092
Monthly Prize Puzzle (Jan 2020)
A Puzzle 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 (18th Jan 2020).
The competition is now closed
Toughie 2361
Toughie No 2361 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
Happy New Year! I’ve only just returned from a lovely week in Phuket with my 15-year old daughter, and the jet lag is conducive to midnight blogging.… Continue reading
DT 29250
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29250
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs. Happy New Year to one and all.… Continue reading
DT 29245
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29245
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 28th December 2019
BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment **
I’m not quite sure why this took me a bit longer to solve than I’d expect it to, especially given the number of anagrams, but interestingly the words that held me up the most were the ones with double unches
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading
Toughie 2360
Toughie No 2360 by Kcit
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
My first crossword blog of the New Year brings us a typical Kcit crossword that would, in my view, have done very nicely on the back page of the newspaper towards the end of the week
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading
DT 29249
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29249
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Hola from the Vega Baja and Feliz Año Nuevo a todos. I seem to have survived Christmas and the New Year relatively intact so it’s just Kings to go over the coming weekend then it’s back to normal. Hope you all enjoyed the festive season too.
I’m not sure who today’s setter is but I don’t think it’s RayT. It’s his turn this week but in this puzzle there are nine clues with nine or more words and the quick crossword is full of multi-word clues. I wouldn’t be surprised if I’m proved wrong though as my record of setter spotting is far from good. I found it a bit tricky in places so it will be interesting to see if you all agree.
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