Toughie No 3277 by Dada
Hints and tips by ALP
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***/****
This was jolly: a fun, albeit slightly odd, mix of gimmes and chew.
Month: May 2024
DT 30625
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30625
Hints and tips by Huntsman
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** Enjoyment ***
Another miserable rainy day here in Harpenden but at least we managed to dodge any of the wet stuff yesterday on the golf course which is a rarity for a Bank Holiday.… Continue reading
DT 30624
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30624
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from Almoradí where we aren’t having a public holiday so I’m not on double time!
Another good Monday puzzle today. Not too hard but a wide range of clue types and some great surfaces. There’s six anagrams and two lurkers so there’s plenty of checkers available. I’ve no idea who the setter is but perhaps he or she will call in to take the credit for a very enjoyable puzzle.
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Rookie Corner 528
Sunday Toughie 122 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 122
by Robyn
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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A Robyn that I found slightly easier than the last one although anything I gained from starting this at 11.26 was lost in formatting the clues into this blog.
16a and 14d clues today and I have hinted half
Rushing to get this scheduled as my laptop has just had an alarming crash with blue screen of death, I will endeavour to answer any queries to unhinted clues via my phone
Here we go…
EV 1644 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1644 (Hints)
Clubs by Eclogue
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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Eclogue set crosswords for all the thematic crossword outlets. This is their nineteenth in the EV series.… Continue reading
ST 3266 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3266 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where it has certainly been ‘ark weather’ – the forecast was for 50-60mm but I haven’t seen a measured total yet.
For me, and I stress for me, Dada still quite friendly, with a sprinkling of quirkiness, with six anagrams (two partials), no lurkers, and no homophones all in a symmetric 28 clues; with 14 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid, you should be able to get the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues. … Continue reading
NTSPP 746
DT 30623 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30623 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by crypticsue)
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Toughie 3276
Toughie No 3276 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
I think it’s Osmosis. Does anyone know where to get the toughie setters these days?… Continue reading