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Month: November 2021

DT 29835

by 2Kiwis  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29835

Hints and tips by 2Kiwis

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

Kia ora from Aotearoa.

Suspect that we have Jay back as setter today.
A couple of tricky words in the mix, well put together as usual and good fun of course. Continue reading “DT 29835”

ST 3133

by Rahmat Ali  

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3133

A full review by Rahmat Ali

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This puzzle was published on 7th Nov 2021

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

Greetings from Kolkata. Solving this brilliant Sunday puzzle of Dada seemed to be very enjoyable to me. I now present to you a review of the same for your kind perusal and would be happy to receive your precious comment and feedback. Continue reading “ST 3133”

Toughie 2749

by Miffypops  

Toughie No 2749 by Dada

Hints and tips by Miffypops

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Chris M Rating – Difficulty ** or ***– Enjoyment ****

Good morning from Barrel where a mild mist is hovering over the fields. We have a full grid containing thirty two answers today. Although I feel that Dada has been kind there are a couple of definitions and synonyms that stretched my solving skills. Continue reading “Toughie 2749”

DT 29834

by Mr K  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29834

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty ** -  Enjoyment ****

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Tuesday. I thought that today's puzzle was just delightful. There are smooth and amusing surfaces coupled with varied and tight wordplay throughout. I hope we get more like this soon. Setter, please take a bow. Continue reading "DT 29834"

DT 29833

by pommers  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29833

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

Hola from the Vega Baja where the mild autumn continues. It’s getting a bit chilly in the evenings now but it’s still T-shirt weather in the afternoons. We’ll probably have to pay for it come January!

Today’s crossword is pretty good as usual on a Monday. I’ve gone for *** difficulty simply because there are two 15-letter anagrams and I’m notoriously slow at cracking any anagram over seven letters.  Most of you will probably see the answers immediately and go for one star.
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