A Puzzle by Hodd
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Month: October 2020
EV 1456 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1456 (Hints)
Villains by Stick Insect
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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Stick insect will be a familiar setter for Toughie solvers. He has been setting EV crosswords for some years and also appears annually in the Listener series and has recently set for the Magpie too. With such an experienced setter you can be confident that his clues will be well set and fair. We found this crossword to be of about the same difficulty as the ‘average’ Listener (a Magpie C rating, say) and it will challenge newer EV solvers but it will be well worth sticking with it as you will probably love the endgame (one Numpty did – the other ‘hadn’t a clue’). Continue reading “EV 1456 (Hints)”
ST 3077 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3077 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where, as a way of insulating myself from the insanities outside my window and beyond, I have been watching, and in some cases re-watching, episodes of Lewis (and Hathaway) that have ‘popped up’ on YouTube. … Continue reading
NTSPP – 557
DT 29491 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29491 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club
Hosted by Tilsit
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Morning all.
I’m still having to work (two more Saturdays after today and then the big R) so it is a little truncated. Continue reading “DT 29491 (Hints)”
Toughie 2521
Toughie No 2521 by Elgar
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
A great puzzle by Elgar today. No puzzle number puzzle, no Nina, just clues. Continue reading “Toughie 2521”
DT 29490
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29490
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a sunny October morning.… Continue reading
DT 29485
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29485
A full review by crypticsue
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BD Rating: Difficulty ***/**** Enjoyment ***
This puzzle was published on 3rd October 2020
I had a feeling this pangram was set by Cephas Continue reading “DT 29485”
Toughie 2520
Toughie No 2520 by Micawber
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
On a grey and gloomy morning, Continue reading “Toughie 2520”
DT 29489
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29489
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
I enjoyed solving this puzzle despite spelling 2 down incorrectly, placing an ant in the wrong place elsewhere and conning instead of retreating to my lair. On newspaper this would have been a disastrous mess. On my iPad once sorted it a looked neat as ever. An excellent little Thursday puzzle. A little more difficult than the start to the week but doable with a little extra effort. Continue reading “DT 29489”