Month: August 2022
Toughie 2898
Toughie No 2898 by Django
Hints and tips by Crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Thank you to Django for a Toughie Continue reading “Toughie 2898”
DT 30056
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30056
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Our awful winter weather continues. Today there is a positive spin-off. Instead of our usual beach walk this morning, the time was spent putting together an Armenian spice cake.… Continue reading
Sunday Toughie 26
Sunday Toughie No 26 by proXimal
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 24th of July 2022
ST 3170 (full review)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3170
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 24th July 2022
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata.… Continue reading
Toughie 2897
Toughie No 2897 by Moeraki
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good Afternoon. Last time out Moeraki gave us a very clever quadruple pangram. Today he or she has settled for a mere corker of a puzzle. Continue reading “Toughie 2897”
DT 30055
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30055
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. I feel that the right adjective to describe today’s puzzle is “solid”. It might bring a little less sparkle than some Tuesday puzzles, but it still offers a very worthwhile return on the investment of your solving time. Continue reading "DT 30055"
DT 30054
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30054
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from the Vega Baja where the very hot weather is continuing. In fact, last Monday was the hottest day since I moved to Spain with the temperature up to an unprecedented 44°C (that’s 111°F to our American readers) in the afternoon. It’s been a more normal mid-thirties since but the forecast is for hotter weather from next weekend. In this part of Spain statistically August 6 is the hottest day of the year so it will be interesting to see what we get next Saturday.
Today we have a typical Monday puzzle which is mostly fairly easy but with the usual handful of head scratchers. Not too heavy on the anagrams and there seem quite a few clues where part of the answer is lifted directly. Still, an enjoyable puzzle while it lasted.
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