Sunday Toughie No 101 by Zandio
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 31st of December 2023
Month: January 2024
ST 3245 (Full Review)
Sunday Cryptic No 3245
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 31st December 2023
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
Toughie 3197
Toughie No 3197 by Serpent
Hints and tips by ALP
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
Well, I’m as surprised as anyone. More so, probably.… Continue reading
DT 30505
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,505
Hints and tips by Huntsman
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Very cold here in Harpenden today but lovely & sunny so perfect for a good walk providing you’re wrapped up warm.… Continue reading
DT 30504
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30504
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hola from Almoradí and a belated “Feliz Año” to you all. Weather here is a cloudless sky but a bit chilly and very windy. Forecast to be normal service resumed tomorrow!
I’m not sure about the setter today. It didn’t feel like a Campbell production but there are two puns in the Quickie so perhaps it is one of his. Whatever, it didn’t frighten the horses much but was a bit of fun while it lasted. My only slight trouble was the rather obscure film at 1a.
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QPP 125
Quarterly Prize Puzzle (Jan 2024)
Mixed Doubles by Prolixic
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Why not have a go at our latest Quarterly Prize Puzzle? Continue reading “QPP 125”
Rookie Corner 508
Sunday Toughie 102 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 102
by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Thanks to proXimal for a pleasant Toughie today, probably at the easier end of his spectrum but I am maybe just relieved it wasn’t as tough as his Christmas EV
Plenty of homophones and anagrams of various degrees of partiality and A Spoonerism that shouldn’t frighten the livestock either equine or avian
Here we go, Folks…
EV 1624 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1624 (Hints)
Shadows by Skylark
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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This is Skylark’s eighth crossword in the EV series. We have seen her work during the IQ and EV ladies’ months and in the Magpie and Listener.… Continue reading
ST 3246 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3246 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where the meteorological numbers for December are in – the third warmest December since records began in the mid-1800s and 30 of the 31 days with above average temperatures.… Continue reading