Toughie No 2947 by Silvanus
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Silvanus provides today’s Toughie with his usual impeccably polished clues.… Continue reading
Month: October 2022
DT 30129
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30129
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Thursday. Lots of smiles in the solve today. The difficulty felt a little below the Thursday average, but that might just be me being on wavelength for a change. Continue reading "DT 30129"
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Toughie 2946
Toughie No 2946 by Django
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***
Another great crossword from Django which I thought just right for the Wednesday Toughie slot. Continue reading “Toughie 2946”
DT 30128
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30128
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Last Monday was a holiday here. We took advantage of the long weekend to celebrate a significant birthday for our daughter by having a family gathering in Greytown in the Wairarapa.… Continue reading
Sunday Toughie 38
Sunday Toughie No 38 by Zandio
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 16th of October 2022
ST 3182 (full review)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3182
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 16th October 2022
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Definitely a day to ‘start with the Downs’ but once I got going, this Sunday Prize Puzzle didn’t take that long to solve Continue reading “ST 3182 (full review)”
Toughie No 2945
Toughie No 2945 by Gila
Hints and tips by StephenL
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***/****
Hello everyone from a super-mild South Devon coast. Is it really late October? Continue reading “Toughie No 2945”
DT 30127
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30127
Hints and tips by Twmbarlwm
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Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning. A very enjoyable puzzle with some occasionally tricky wordplay that still managed to be elegant and smooth, Continue reading “DT 30127”
DT 30126
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30126
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from Vega Baja where the warm autumn weather still continues. We had 30°C yesterday afternoon which is very unusual for late October. No doubt we will have to pay for it come January!
Today we have the usual Monday fare with some gimmes, a couple of old chestnuts and a few head scratchers to keep you on your toes. There’s only three anagrams and they don’t give many useful checkers so it’s the gimmes which will give you a start.
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