Toughie No 3033 by Moeraki
Hints and tips by StephenL
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***/****
Hello everyone from a decidedly miserable and grey South Devon coast.
Month: March 2023
DT 30259
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30259
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from Almoradí on a beautiful morning with not a cloud in the sky. After 10 days of English cold grey drizzle I’m not at all sorry to be back.
As the musical chairs continue I find myself blogging a Tuesday puzzle, perhaps for the very first time. At least I can’t recall ever having been in the chair on a Tuesday before. It seems I’ve been missing out on some good stuff if this fine puzzle is anything to go by. It’s not too hard and there’s a fair mix of clue types along with some humour. I really enjoyed it and hope you did too.
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DT 30258
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30258
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****
We are playing a game of musical chairs this week only – I’m ‘sitting in’ for pommers today, pommers is covering for Twmbarlwm tomorrow and Twmbarlwm is being let loose on my Thursday Toughie blog.… Continue reading
Rookie Corner 468
These Accents Seem Their Own Defense by Oraora
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Sunday Toughie 61 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 61 by Robyn
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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I think Robyn went a bit easier on me last night as the clocks went forward. We have 16a and 14d clues today and I have hinted half. I hope you find enough checkers to get the rest. The midwife that Mama Bee used to be was particularly amused by 8d and it was my favourite too, but 28a ran it close.
This isn’t getting the ring around the bath off (6a) so here we go…
EV 1583 Hints
Enigmatic Variations 1583 (Hints)
Remedies by The Ace of Hearts
Hints and tips by Phibs
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What an intriguing pseudonym. Apart from being a playing card, The Ace of Hearts is the title of a 1921 film in which the member of a vigilante group who is to carry out an assassination is selected by a card being dealt to each person in turn until one receives the ace of hearts. Is this relevant? I’m hoping that our setter might be able to tell us.
ST 3205 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3205 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, while Spring may have sprung, the grass has not yet riz, because most of it is still under up to 30 cms of hard-packed snow, but we do have birdies mostly the hardy small ones, sparrows, chickadees, and nuthatches, who stay with us all year unlike the wimpy large ones which have to migrate to warmer climes for Winter.… Continue reading
NTSPP 685
DT 30257 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30257 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by crypticsue)
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A very blustery morning here in East Kent, where it is best to stay indoors and look at all the splendid daffodils and blossom on the fruit trees through the window, go outside and you may well get blown over!… Continue reading
Toughie 3032
Toughie No 3032 by Elgar
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
Joy, we have a 7-word Nina today. 5* time but steady progress. Enjoy. Continue reading “Toughie 3032”