Toughie No 2564 by Kcit
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
A mid-spectrum Toughie from Kcit Continue reading “Toughie 2564”
Month: December 2020
DT 29555
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29555
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating — Difficulty *** — Enjoyment ****
Hello everyone. I don’t think that I’ve ever been the ‘hinty person’ on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day before now.… Continue reading
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Toughie 2563
Toughie No 2563 by Serpent
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Serpent always gives us something extra and today he’s excelled by providing a pangram without the single most common letter in English (although its shape does make a few appearances in the grid).… Continue reading
DT 29554
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29554
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Christmas in New Zealand means days at the beach with family, and pohutukawa trees covered in crimson blossom. This picture is how one of ours looks right now.… Continue reading
ST 3086
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3086
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This puzzle was published on 13th December 2020
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
A nice Sunday puzzle with the sort of difficulty that I expect from Dada these days.… Continue reading
Toughie 2562
Toughie No 2562 by Silvanus
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good Morning from The Independent Bubble of Barrel where very little has happened since the beginning of time. Today Silvanus has treated us to a trip down memory lane to meet a dead comedian and a dead B movie actor in a gentle Toughie which I think is just right for a Tuesday. Continue reading “Toughie 2562”
DT 29553
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29553
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. Nothing obscure or devious in today's puzzle, so it's more of what we've come to expect on a Tuesday. Our compilers have revealed themselves in the comments for the past two Tuesdays, so that's practically a tradition now. I do hope that the creator of this enjoyable solve will continue it. Before we move on to the hinty part of the blog, I must wish all in crosswordland a happy holiday season and a 2021 that's a vast improvement on 2020. Continue reading "DT 29553"
DT 29552
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29552
Hints and tips by Falcon
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BD Rating – Difficulty * / ** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Ottawa, where the traditional Christmas preparations are underway despite there being little prospect of celebrating the festivities with others.… Continue reading