Daily Telegraph Vintage No 10
Hints and Tips by Rossophile
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** Enjoyment ***
[When the vintage puzzles started to appear I invited anyone who wasn’t one of our usual bloggers to have a go at blogging one of them. We only had one volunteer, Rossophile, and this is his blog of Vintage Puzzle #10.
As you’ll have discovered if you’ve been solving these early puzzles they are quite different from modern cryptic puzzles and contain many clues which are ‘straight’ rather than cryptic and that makes writing hints tricky. So, well done to Rossophile – I hope that many people will leave a comment for him.
There’s still time for anyone else to volunteer to do a blog – please don’t be shy. Gazza]
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30998
Hints and Tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** Enjoyment ***
A fairly gentle and enjoyable Wednesday outing with nothing to frighten the horses – thanks to our setter.
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Sunday Toughie No 183 by proXimal
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 27th of July 2025
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3327
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 27th July 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A gentle, lovely 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. Continue reading “ST 3327 (Full Review)”