Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30790
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Continue reading "DT 30790"
Month: December 2024
DT 30785 (full review)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30785
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 30th November 2024
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A really straightforward and entertaining Saturday puzzle from NYDK that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and significant feedback.
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Toughie 3387
Toughie No 3387 by Silvanus
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Silvanus is as smooth and enjoyable as ever – many thanks to him.
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DT 30789
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30789
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from a very dreich Welwyn Garden City. A good day for doing crossword puzzles.
Once again, no prizes for guessing the identity of our setter today. It’s Thursday, the “words per clue ratio” is a fraction over five and the calling cards at 23a and 25a all tell us that this is the work of RayT.
In the blog below, the definition element of each clue has been underlined, anagrams are CAPITALISED and the crossword technique “indicator words” are in brackets. The answers are concealed under the “Click Here” buttons. Please leave a comment telling us how you got on and what you thought of the puzzle. Please also try to be positive – it’s only a bit of fun.
Thank you, setter.
EV1670 – Solution
Toughie 3386
Toughie No 3386 by Hudson
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ** – Enjoyment *****
Hudson set us a splendid pangram for our 21d delight. Continue reading “Toughie 3386”
DT 30788
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30788
Hints and tips by Senf
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
A very good Wednesday morning from Winnipeg where we have our first major Alberta Clipper of the season.… Continue reading
Sunday Toughie 148 (Review)
Sunday Toughie No 148 by
Robyn
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 24th of November 2024
ST 3292 (full review)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3292
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 24th November 2024
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A tough yet entertaining puzzle from Dada this Sunday that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a full review of his puzzle for your kind perusal and valuable feedback.
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Toughie 3385
Toughie No 3385 by Zenas
Hints and tips by ALP
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
Pretty straightforward, I’d say. Some schoolboy French, a little GK and a smidgeon of vocab.… Continue reading