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DT 29634 (Hints)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29634 (Hints)

The Saturday Crossword Club

Hosted by Tilsit

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Greetings from a bright and breezy Warrington. Firstly, a big thanks to Senf for covering last Saturday when I was unavoidably detained in work on the Census.… Continue reading

Toughie 2616

 

Toughie No 2616 by Elgar

Hints and tips by Dutch

 

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BD Rating – Difficulty ****/*****Enjoyment *****

Today we have a pangram from Elgar. We have some very clever but not overly difficult clueing, making this a joy to solve

Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading

DT 29628

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29628

A full review by crypticsue

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This puzzle was published on 20th March 2021

BD Rating – Difficulty *Enjoyment ****

Donnybrook, aka the NY Door Knob, in fine form with some great surface readings in this not too difficult Saturday Prize Puzzle Continue reading “DT 29628”

Toughie 2615

Toughie No 2615 by Beam

Hints and tips by crypticsue

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BD Rating – Difficulty */**Enjoyment ***

Another typical Beam – although it is only just a – Toughie – the extra half a difficulty star was added because of the time I spent confirming synonyms and listening to the repetition radar

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DT 29632

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29632

Hints and tips by Miffypops and Saint Sharon

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***  – Enjoyment ***

Gdanga, gdanga, gdanga from the outskirts of Barrel where today’s bloggers Miffypops and Saint Sharon reside in marital bliss. The sun is shining, Giovanni has set a tough puzzle to tease and beguile us. What’s not to like about a day like today? Continue reading “DT 29632”

DT 29631

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29631

Hints and tips by 2Kiwis

BD Rating – Difficulty ** Enjoyment ****

Kia ora from Aotearoa.

Autumn has definitely arrived now. Quite a lot colder at night and chilly in the mornings with mist hanging over the river until the rising sun chases it away.… Continue reading

ST 3099

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3099

A full review by crypticsue

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This puzzle was published on 14th March 2021

BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

One of those, hard to get going, then wonder why it took so long, Sunday crosswords Continue reading “ST 3099”