Toughie No 3401 by Dharma
Hints and tips by ALP
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****/*****
An utterly charming puzzle from Dharma to see out the year in style: cunning misdirection, masked definitions and typically smart surfaces. Nowt outlandish here. My difficulty rating will, I’m sure, meet with snorts of derision as per usual, but Dharma’s style has always suited me down to the ground. Hopefully, I won’t be entirely alone! All yours.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30811
Hints and tips by Huntsman
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BD Rating – Difficulty * Enjoyment ***
It falls to Anthony Plumb to provide us with the last back page puzzle of the year & as Senf would say it’s about as typical Tuesdayish as you can get. I’ll avoid 7 on RogB’s BD bingo card (see yesterday’s comments) & just award the one * for difficulty as I doubt many will need to refer to any hints. As ever concisely clued & an enjoyable solve.
The migration to the new puzzles site took some getting used to for those solving digitally but it has been another tremendous year of high quality DT guzzles. Many thanks to Chris Lancaster & all of the compilers who provide us with our daily fix. All that remains is to wish everyone connected with the blog a very happy & healthy new year.
In the following hints, definitions are underlined, indicators are mostly in parentheses, and answers are revealed by clicking where shown as usual. Please leave a comment below on how you got on with the puzzle.
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Sunday Toughie No 152 by Zandio
Review by
Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 22nd December
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3296
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 22nd December 2024
BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
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