Toughie No 2437 by proXimal
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
Splendid! Not overly difficult, and clever clues that are clever for all the right reasons.… Continue reading
Month: May 2020
DT 29364
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29364
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs. Another sunny start to the day as we take tiny steps towards restoring some form of normality.… Continue reading
Toughie 2436
Toughie No 2436 by Silvanus
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***
Silvanus always provides an enjoyable, well-crafted crossword, this time a little trickier than usual, not just in the solving but in the explaining of the ‘complications’ of several clues while typing the hints
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading
DT 29363
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29363
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating — Difficulty ** — Enjoyment ****
Hello everyone. Well, here we all are now half-way through our eighth week of lockdown – I don’t know how the rest of you are doing but I’m beginning to feel more than a bit on the loopy side.… Continue reading
Toughie 2435
Toughie No 2435 by Hudson
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***/****
There’s quite a bit of GK in this puzzle but I don’t think any of it is too esoteric.… Continue reading
DT 29362
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29362
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
As from tomorrow morning we take the next step away from full lockdown. Schools will be operating again from Monday and people will be able to be out and about and even travel within the country.… Continue reading
Toughie 2434
Toughie No 2434 by Donnybrook
Hints and tips by Reynard The Fox
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Good Afternoon which is just about when our paperboy/man turns up.… Continue reading
DT 29361
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29361
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. It used to be that you never knew what Tuesday's puzzle would be like, but not any more it seems. I wonder if the rotating team of Tuesday setters has been replaced by a single compiler? Perhaps somebody in the know could let us know? Continue reading "DT 29361"
DT29360
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29360
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from the Vega Baja where the lockdown is being eased a little from today. I’m in no rush to go anywhere though as it doesn’t mean the virus is any less dangerous, it just means they have room for me in the Intensive Care Unit at the Hospital Vega Baja. I’ve been there before with lung problems, as some of you may remember, and I do not want a repeat experience.
Today’s crossword is pretty straightforward. I got eleven of the acrosses on first pass and all but two of the downs. There’s enough anagrams for those that like them and two are fourteen letters each so if you crack them there’s plenty of checkers available.
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