Toughie No 3280 by Elgar
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
Another clever puzzle by Elgar – a bit “easier” than his most fiendish.
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Month: May 2024
DT 30628
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30628
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Today’s quirky and enjoyable puzzle was more straightforward than we sometimes get from this setter. Continue reading "DT 30628"
DT 30623 (full review)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30623
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 25th May 2024
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A pleasant and straightforward Saturday puzzle from Cephas that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and important feedback.
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Toughie 3279
Toughie No 3279 by Beam
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Beam is here to delight his many fans again (he seems to appear regularly on a 4-week cycle). He’s included all his usual trademarks and as always provides a few synonyms that require some head-scratching.
I was held up for some time on 6d as I read the first word of the clue as ‘flat’ – I do need to go to Specsavers!
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DT 30627
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,627
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
I have my own thoughts as to who the compiler might be today, but I will leave it to you, dear reader, to play Guess the Setter. … Continue reading
EV 1643 (Setter’s Blog)
Toughie 3278
Toughie No 3278 by Serpent
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
DT 30626
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30626
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Yesterday we noticed that the name of the setter for the Cryptic appeared on the website so hoped that, after all this time, the tradition of secret setters was to end.… Continue reading
Sunday Toughie 121 (Review)
Sunday Toughie No 121 by proXimal
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 19th of May 2024
ST 3265 (Full Review)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3265
A full review by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***