Sunday Toughie No 82 by Robyn
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Oh my God! Robyn gave me a grilling last night but I learned a lot about Theologians, Foreign words in English, Caribbean Islands and their cricketers so all in all a very satisfying solve.
I have hinted half of 16a and 14d clues but as ever some quite tricky clues hit the cutting room floor – if you require a bit of a nudge just ask and I will try and oblige, although if you look closely you may find a few bonus hints scattered here and there
Here we go…
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Enigmatic Variations 1604 (Hints)
Protest by Cranberry
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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This will be Cranberry’s second EV and we see that he/she has also produced a couple of crosswords in the Inquisitor series.… Continue reading
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3226 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where wild fires continue unabated to the North and West of us and, for example, the entire population of 22,000 of Yellowknife in the North West Territories has been evacuated. … Continue reading
A Puzzle by Fez
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30383 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by crypticsue)
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Toughie No 3116 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Today’s pangram contains a few words I did not know.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30377
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 12th Aug 2023
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata.… Continue reading
Toughie No 3115 by Giovanni
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
I found the wordplay in this puzzle to be fairly straightforward and enjoyable but as usual with Giovanni it was the amount of GK that had me consulting the BRB and Wikipedia.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30381
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Against all the odds, I didn’t get sacked after my first attempt at blogging last week, so here I am again.… Continue reading