Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3211
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 7th May 2023
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata.… Continue reading
Month: May 2023
Sunday Toughie 67 (full review}
Sunday Toughie 67 by Robyn
Full review by Gazza
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This puzzle was published on the 7th of May 2023.
Across Clues
1a Don’t retire having got heavier, we hear?… Continue reading
Toughie No 3061
Toughie No 3061 by Dada
Hints and tips by StephenL
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***/****
Hello everyone from a lovely sunny South Devon coast. A minor milestone for me as it’s my one hundredth blog so a big thanks to all bloggers past and present who encouraged and supported me.
DT 30301
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30301
Hints and tips by Huntsman
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
We have a fairly straightforward & very pleasant Tuesday puzzle which is nicely clued throughout & with some clever anagram indicators suiting the surface reads.… Continue reading
DT 30300
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30300
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from Almoradí where the weather has finally gone back to normal for the time of year. Temps in low twenties and a quite spectacular thunderstorm last Saturday. At least it stayed dry for the morning market!
Also pretty normal is this Monday puzzle. The usual elegant clues and not too hard. There’s five clues involving anagrams so I know a lot of you will be pleased.
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Rookie Corner 475
Sunday Toughie 68 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 68
by Zandio
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Zandio has given us a Floughie (ish) Toughie today that seems comparable to his recent backpagers. A nice even 14a and 14d clues of which I have hinted half. A couple of bonus pics may help with some of the gaps but remember to look out for anagrams and lurkers. The football team nearly defeated me but it is not a specific team but rather the number of players you seek.
Here we go…
EV 1590 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1590
Anthology by Charybdis
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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Charybdis is a prolific setter for all the advanced thematic crossword outlets and I see on Dave Hennings’ Crossword Database that this will be his 27th EV so we can be sure that we are in competent hands.… Continue reading
ST 3212 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3212 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, on Wednesday evening, somewhere between three and six weeks early depending on when you think Summer begins, we had the first Prairie (Summer) Storm of the year with all the usual ingredients including hailstones varying from pea sized to golf ball sized.… Continue reading