A Puzzle by Radler
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Month: January 2021
DT 29580 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29580 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club
Hosted by Tilsit
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Greetings from a very snowy Warrington.
I think we have quite a challenging puzzle today.… Continue reading
Toughie 2580
Toughie No 2580 by Elgar
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
I think this is the first Elgar I’ve rated less than 5* difficulty.… Continue reading
DT 29579
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29579
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a bright, frosty morning.… Continue reading
DT 29574
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29574
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 16th January 2021
BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
A crossword which reminded me of how Saturdays used to be, a fact confirmed when Cephas turned up to acknowledge the comments on his crossword.… Continue reading
Toughie 2579
Toughie No 2579 by Firefly
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment *****
A proper Toughie and the most fun I’ve had solving a crossword for some time, but then I’m a fan of strange and wonderful words – I did know them all and the other things I’m sure some commenters will refer to as obscurities.… Continue reading
DT 29578
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29578
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating — Difficulty ** — Enjoyment ***
Hello everyone. A Ray T Thursday crossword – this one is lacking a few of the usual trademarks but it still feels like one of his.… Continue reading
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Toughie 2578
Toughie No 2578 by Giovanni
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
The run of gentle Wednesday Toughies has been brought to an end by this one requiring quite a lot of looking up – my copy of the BRB, already tatty, is now in danger of falling to pieces.… Continue reading
DT 29577
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29577
Hints and tips by Rahmat Ali
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***
Rahmat Ali has provided reviews for two of last year’s MPP puzzles, but this is his first time in the hot seat. BD
Greetings from Kolkata, the City of Joy and a Happy, Healthy and Harmless New Year 2021 – a year having both the concatenation of consecutive integers 20 and 21 and the product of two consecutive primes 43 and 47. Happy, exciting, adventurous and memorable holidays to the 2Kiwis. This is my first venture at the Hints and Tips and I have the pleasure of writing the same for this Wednesday, so I may please be enlightened if there happen to be any error. In the hints below, the underlining identifies the precise definitions and cryptic definitions, with indicators wherever required.
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