Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29347
The Saturday Crossword Club
Hosted by crypticsue
BD Rating – Difficulty *– Enjoyment ****
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Until the Telegraph resumes the award of prizes for the Saturday puzzles, this post, and tomorrow’s, will be just like the Monday to Friday posts, with hints for every clue and revealable answers. BD
What a difference a day makes – and I’m not just talking about the weather here in East Kent where it is grey and chilly and I’m back in warm clothes, which is a bit of a shock after it being too hot yesterday (in April!) to sit outside in the sun. Continue reading “DT 29347”
Toughie No 2425 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Dutch
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Our Pangram Maestro gives us a double pangram today, again with a grid that avoids use of strange vocabulary, very clever.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29346
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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Good morning from South Staffs on another sunny day of lockdown.… Continue reading
Toughie No 2424 by Micawber
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***/**** Continue reading “Toughie 2424”
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29345
Hints and tips by Pinkie Brown
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
Today we have a very depressing black grid. There are 88 black squares out of 225. That is forty per cent of the available space not being used. This means we only have 26 clues to solve. These grids always disappoint me. Continue reading “DT 29345”
Toughie No 2423 by Serpent
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Thanks to Serpent for a fun puzzle where the difficulties come from tricky wordplay rather than obscure vocabulary (just the way I like them).… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29344
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Last week on our regular walk we noticed a strange new waterbird in one of the ponds we go past.… Continue reading
Toughie No 2422 by Donnybrook
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
This puzzle required a fair degree of General Knowledge, but the composer was the only one I had not encountered before.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29342
Hints and tips by Falcon
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Ottawa, where the lockdown not only continues in force but has recently been extended.… Continue reading