Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30732
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
Hola from Almoradí. I haven’t a clue how many of these blogs I’ve written over the years but it must be a few hundred by now and this is the first time I’ve ever had to do one on my birthday! Yep, counting in hexadecimal I am 47 today!
Today we have another example of what has become the norm for a Monday puzzle. It’s very well crafted and has a touch of humour but it won’t frighten the horses at all.
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A Puzzle by duncanjwitham
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Sunday Toughie No 140
by Robyn
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Robyn a little tougher than we get in his Monday guise (3d!) – but that is as it should be for a Sunday Toughie. I had a bit of trouble parsing a few (14a and 25a) but I think I have them now
Four different ways of indicating outer letters (4a 10a 24a and 3d) but they all work for me and some nice computer-related surfaces too, I was working with a high-level Windows user in 14a for a while until I chucked it out of the window
We have 14a and 14d clues and I have hinted half, I hope you find the checkers to finish this puzzle but I will remain on hand with a bonus nudge if you are stuck
Here we go…
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Enigmatic Variations 1662 (Hints)
Invaders by Vismut
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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This is Vismut’s twentieth EV crossword and in the seven years that she has been setting thematic cryptic crosswords, we have seen them in the IQ, EV, Listener and Magpie series.… Continue reading
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3284 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where, after a couple of Autumnal days, Summer ‘returned’ with days of sunshine and temperatures in the middle/high 20s but it looks like Autumn will ‘regain control’ starting tomorrow!… Continue reading
A Puzzle by Meles
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30731 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by crypticsue)
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Toughie No 3348 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
A typically enjoyable puzzle from Osmosis which is perhaps slightly gentler than what he usually provides. The puzzle has zero anagrams, 25/26th of a pangram and a plentiful supply of abbreviations (I’m glad I’ve set up a shortcut for that word in Microsoft Word).
Thanks to Osmosis.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30725
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 21st September 2024
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
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