Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3078
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 18th October 2020
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Dada being exceptionally kind to solvers Continue reading “ST 3078”
Month: October 2020
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Thursday 29th October 2020 at 7.30pm
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Toughie 2530
Toughie No 2530
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from an overcast Barrel. It’s a short-change Toughie day today with only twenty six answers to find. However, eighteen of these answers have unchecked first letters which always increases the difficulty factor. Some less well-known words and a few stretched synonyms bring this puzzle into Tuesday Toughie territory. There is a lot of fun to be had along the way and a rather nice Spooner clue which gave the setters name away. (The Daily Telegraph Subscription App version doesn’t give the setters name) Silvanus appears to have got stuck in reverse whilst compiling this puzzle. l enjoyed it and I hope you do too. Continue reading “Toughie 2530”
DT 29505
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29505
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. Had to break out the snow shovel before settling down to solve this so I could get my Subaru off the street and into the driveway to make life easier for the county's snowplows. It’s got very cold here very fast - glad I got this week's 14 mile long run in yesterday before the temperature plunged and the snow descended. Turning to the crossword, it's pretty much what we've come to expect on a Tuesday. I think that about says it all. Continue reading "DT 29505"
DT 29504
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29504
Hints and tips by Falcon
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Ottawa, where a one-day heat wave on Friday favoured us with temperatures in the mid-twenties (°C).… Continue reading
Rookie Corner – 342
EV 1458 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1458 (Hints)
Cover Story by Gaston
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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If you are a relative newcomer to the Enigmatic Variations Series, Gaston will probably be a new setter name for you as he doesn’t set for any of the other thematic cryptic outlets but this is his eighteenth crossword for the EV. In view of the devices he uses, Gaston’s crosswords are among the more difficult EV ones but well worth the effort because of the fine p.d.m. moments. Continue reading “EV 1458 (Hints)”
ST 3079 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3079 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where, after the ‘dusting’ of the fluffy white type of precipitation last week, we went 5 cms better(?)… Continue reading
NTSPP – 559
DT 29503 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29503 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club
Hosted by Tilsit
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Morning everyone from a sunny autumnal morning in Warrington.
Normal service resumed next week hopefully. This is my last Saturday before redundancy and I am a free agent. Continue reading “DT 29503 (Hints)”