Toughie No 2388 by Firefly
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment **
One of those crosswords where it helps if you know ‘stuff’ and fortunately for me, I did.… Continue reading
Month: February 2020
DT 29291
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29291
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating — Difficulty **/*** — Enjoyment ****
Hello everyone. A Ray T crossword but not one of his more difficult ones.… Continue reading
ST 3042
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3042
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 9th February 2020
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Dada is one of those setters where you really need to get on his wavelength straight away in order to solve the crossword.… Continue reading
Toughie 2387
Toughie No 2387 by Gila
Hints and tips by Gazza
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I’m not sure what to make of this puzzle as a ‘Toughie’.… Continue reading
DT 29290
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29290
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
It has been a busy couple of days for us. We impulse bought a new computer and then went to Wellington to enlist family assistance to set it all up for us.… Continue reading
Toughie 2386
Toughie No 2386 by Serpent
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
I am not a fan of obscure words, like the potpourri in 15d, but at least it was clued unambiguously so the alternative spelling, which involved its unchecked final letter, was not an issue. I am even less keen on the use of foreign words in UK puzzles, particularly like the swede in 17d, which lacked any indication of it being American. Continue reading “Toughie 2386”
DT 29289
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29289
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. We got 500 responses to last week's survey on whether you'd like to see The Telegraph add an easier puzzle aimed at beginners – thank you to everyone who responded or contributed to the discussion on the survey blog. The result was a very clear 73% in favour and 27% opposed. I haven't had time yet to collate the hundreds of comments entered in the survey comment box, but rest assured that they will all be passed on to the puzzles editor. Continue reading "DT 29289"
DT 29288
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29288
Hints and tips by Merusa’s Mate Max
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Good morning from the sodden heart of Downtown L I. It’s wet out there folks but the sun is shining and the temporary lake formed by the river breaking its banks does look very pretty. Hopefully nobody has flooded and livestock are all ok. Continue reading “DT 29288”
Rookie Corner – 306
MPP 093 – Review
Monthly Prize Puzzle 093 – Review
February 2020
A Puzzle by Radler
The instructions said: The wordplay in each of the across clues provides an extra letter, not needed for the answer. In clue order, the extra letters spell a phrase (1,6,3,6) which is a clue to one of the down entries.… Continue reading