A Puzzle by Buddy
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Month: April 2024
Sunday Toughie 115 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 115
by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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I tried to do this last night on the “new” site but it failed to update for ages, I had to carry on on the old site and had a full grid before the new site moved to Sunday. They must change that before killing off the old site as I can’t wait until 01:15 to start solving. I will also miss the old site’s facility of allowing you to check if you are correct a few times and the bonus 5 letters have also been useful in the past, but I guess I will have to forgo the “lagnappe” that Robert and I used. I think this will probably reduce the number of correct submissions and therefore Stephen C is more likely to secure that mythical pen! I am sure you will bear with me and correct any mis-parsings that I make in future. That is something else we will miss from the old site – the lists of Toughie setters and Sunday Toughie setters. I hope that something similar appears on the new site soon.
We have many of the proXimal signature clues, A Spoonerism to start and extractions aplenty but the X’less or 4X features of proXimal’s puzzles seem to be reserved for elsewhere.
Today we have evenly balanced 14a and 14d clues and I have hinted half. I hope you find the checkers to finish but remain available for an extra nudge if there are any tricky clues left on the cutting room floor
Here we go, Folks…
EV 1637 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1637 (Hints)
Question by Stick Insect
Hints and tips by Phibs
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It seemed unfair to get Gemini to guess at the theme given the paucity of help on offer, so I asked him “If you were to set a themed crossword puzzle, what subject would you choose?”.
ST 3259 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3259 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, with rising temperatures and some trepidation, I have put my heavy winter coat into the back of the wardrobe for six months or so.… Continue reading
NTSPP 739
DT 30581 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30581 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by crypticsue)
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Toughie 3248
Toughie No 3248 by Elgar
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
A few musical clues that took me a while to see and parse
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading
DT 30580
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30580
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I felt that this puzzle offered a few original twists and turns when it came to defining well-used answers. That always adds to the enjoyment. I’m not good at identifying setters, but since today’s grid contains every letter except X, it’s likely that this fine puzzle is the work of proXimal. Continue reading "DT 30580"
DT 30575 (full review)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30575
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 30th Mar 2024
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Kolkata.… Continue reading
Toughie 3247
Toughie No 3247 by Beam
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
We have a pretty gentle puzzle from Beam today with all his usual trademarks. Thanks to him.
Please leave a comment telling us how you fared and what you liked about the puzzle.
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