Toughie No 3182 by Silvanus
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Month: December 2023
DT 30482
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30482
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
We really enjoyed this one with a great deal of misdirection such as 18a. We found ourselves laughing out loud several times as we worked through the cleverness.… Continue reading
Sunday Toughie 97 (Review)
Sunday Toughie No 97 by
Robyn
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 3rd of December 2023
ST 3241 (Full Review)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3241
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 3rd December 2023
Toughie No 3181
Toughie No 3181 by Dada
Hints and tips by StephenL
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hello everyone from a very showery South Devon coast.
DT 30481
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,481
Hints and tips by Huntsman
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Well it’s brightened up for the moment here in Harpenden but my weather app tells me there is more heavy stuff on the way so no repeat of yesterday’s lovely December day.… Continue reading
DT 30480
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30480
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hola from Almoradí where summer has returned! Average high temperature here in December is 17°C but Saturday we had 25°C, yesterday 27°C and it’s forecast to be the same today and tomorrow! Cools down very quickly after sunset though and we do have a light duvet on the bed so it’s not really summer.
I’m going for Campbell as today’s setter as there are three puns in the Quickie and he’s back to his usual elegant style. It’s not very taxing, and there are a couple of long anagrams to give plenty of checkers, but there are a couple of head scratchers to keep us on our toes. Hope you all enjoyed it.
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Rookie Corner 504
Sunday Toughie 98 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 98
by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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We haven’t seen Zandio for a while – maybe they are saving him for the big one hundred on Christmas Eve
proXimal a little tougher than last time and a couple of pesky little four letter words took most of my parsing time last night
We have hints for half of 14a and 16d clues today
Here we go, Folks…
EV 1620 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1620
Land Race by Kruger
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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There is no need to introduce Kruger whose very first EV crossword appeared on this day (December 10th) 28 years ago – quite an achievement!… Continue reading