Toughie No 2829 by Serpent
Hints and tips by Stephen L
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** Enjoyment****
Hello everyone from a bright South Devon coast.… Continue reading
Month: April 2022
DT 29953
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29953
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. It's Tuesday again, and the back page puzzle accompanying it is just what we've come to expect on that day. Continue reading "DT 29953"
DT 29952
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29952
Hints and tips by Pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hola from the Vega Baja where the chilly and wet weather is still continuing. We’ve just had the wettest March since weather records began and the rain is forecast to continue this week. I suppose we’ll eventually get back to normal service but it’s anyone’s guess when that will be.
I can’t put my finger on why but for some reason today’s puzzles didn’t seem to have the sparkle I’ve come to expect on a Monday. Perhaps I’m just being a bit grumpy this morning due to the bad weather!
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Rookie Corner 417
Sunday Toughie 10 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 10 by proXimal (Hints)
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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proXimal is back in the chair today, for his fourth of the new Sunday Toughies.
I have hinted quite a few and even included few bonus pics. I found this quite a challenge but got there in the end. My parsing of a couple is lacking and I am prepared to be led by better brains on 9a and 26a. I have just got a new mobile phone and will be monitoring the blog whilst out with Mama Bee.
I solved this on the puzzles site last night, and now I am having a go at the Dada on my new mobile app. I notice that the toughie has not yet appeared on the app and plead with Mr Lancaster to get it on there ASAP.
EV 1533 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1533 (Hints)
Nothing by Hedge-sparrow
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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This will be Hedge-sparrow’s sixth EV crossword. He is a familiar setter to Listener solvers and his themes range through lots of fields of knowledge but his title ‘Nothing’ tells us nothing.… Continue reading
ST 3154 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3154 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg – where Spring has sprung more or less, but we can’t tell if the grass has riz because most of it is still covered by the last vestiges of three months of snow that is reluctant to melt completely, however we do have birdies, mostly the small hardy ones, such as sparrows, that are with us all year round.… Continue reading
NTSPP 634
DT 29951 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29951 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by Tilsit)
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MPP 119
Monthly Prize Puzzle (Apr 2022)
Valuable Letters by Alchemi
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Why not have a go at our latest Monthly Prize Puzzle?
The winner will receive their choice of any of the Telegraph Crossword Books.
Please note that, due to punitive postal charges, while the competition is open to all, the prize is only available to UK solvers.
A review will follow after the closing date (16th Apr 2022).
The competition is now closed