Toughie No 3085 by Donnybrook
Hints and tips by StephenL
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***/****
Hello everyone from an (at the time of writing) cloudy and cool South Devon coast
Month: June 2023
DT 30337
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30337
Hints and tips by Huntsman
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
A slightly cooler start to the day here in Harpenden but it looks like it’s due to warm up before too long.… Continue reading
DT 30336
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30336
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from Almoradí on a lovely sunny morning. The humidity seems to have dropped a bit so we are having a spell of really pleasant weather over the last few days. I don’t suppose it will last through July though.
As for today’s puzzle it’s a tad trickier than last weeks and I didn’t clean the acrosses on first pass. In fact I got just half of them! However I only missed two of the downs so it can’t have been too tricky! There’s a couple of slightly obscure terms, to me anyway, and a couple of bits of complicated wordplay but it’s all gettable from the wordplay and very enjoyable it was.
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Rookie Corner 481
Sunday Toughie 74 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 74
by Zandio
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Zandio brings us a fine toughie that amused and confused in equal measure.
I have hinted half of 16a and 14d clues with a few bonus pics to help.
I am off to Whitby for a paddle with Mama Bee, Have fun and I’ll catch up with comments later
Here we go…
EV 1596 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1596 (Hints)
Directors by Kcit
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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Kcit needs no introduction for EV solvers. Dave Hennings’ crossword database tells us that he has been setting them since 1993.… Continue reading
ST 3218 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3218 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where on the last day of Spring the temperature reached 36 degrees (felt like 43) and, 24 hours later, on the first day of Summer the temperature could only reach 26 degrees (felt like 33).… Continue reading
NTSPP 698
To Mr XL by Elgar
The NTSPP (Not The Saturday Prize Puzzle) series of puzzles is one of Big Dave's landmark achievements. Today we have a special NTSPP honouring him, compiled by Elgar for today's S&B (Sloggers and Betters) gathering in Nottingham.
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DT 30335 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30335 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by crypticsue)
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A gloriously hot and sunny morning to solve the Saturday Prize Puzzle which, today, actually appeared on the back page of the paper
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Toughie 3084
Toughie No 3084 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
In a rush today, apologies for no pictures. Do we have a pangram? Continue reading “Toughie 3084”