Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3330 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where wild fires continue across the country and most provinces have ‘outside’ fire bans in place. In Newfoundland, fines for violating the ban have been increased significantly. For example, for a first offence the fine has been increased from $75 (seventy-five dollars) to $50,000 (fifty thousand dollars) and prison time if the offender cannot pay.
For me, and I stress for me,© Dada at his friendliest with 6 anagrams (3 partials), 1 lurker, and 1 homophone all in what is probably the most asymmetric grid with 28 clues I have ever seen; with 14 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid, you should be able to get the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues. And, remember, my electronic blue pencil is at the ready and the Naughty Step is OPEN!
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Daily Telegraph Vintage No 20
Hints and Tips by Deansleigh
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** Enjoyment ****
Good afternoon from South Hampshire, where it’s somewhat cooler than yesterday. Many thanks to Rossophile for blazing the trail for the volunteer vintage puzzle bloggers, and to Gazza for allowing me to try my hand at this one.
I found this to be a baptism of fire! I didn’t manage to solve the first clue straightaway, and soon came unstuck. As the DT preamble states, you really have to solve 1a first, but once you’ve done that, things should start to fall into place.
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A Puzzle by Meles
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31007 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by crypticsue)
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Daily Telegraph Vintage No 19
Hints and Tips by Rossophile
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** Enjoyment ***
After some interest yesterday, we have increased our volunteer force. Thanks for stepping forward Deansleigh for Saturday and Steve Cowling for next Tuesday. We know of the setter today (Alan Cash), so retrospective “thanks” may be offered. A 1973 puzzle starting to feel very familiar, with anagrams and sensible indicators, lurkers, charades, and double definitions, and a smattering of general knowedge.
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Toughie No 3532 by Karla
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Karla has given us a fairly straightforward but very enjoyable puzzle today. Thanks to him.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31001
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 9th August 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A nice, wonderful Saturday puzzle from NYDK that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and significant comment. Continue reading “DT 31001 (Full Review)”
Daily Telegraph Vintage No 18
Hints and Tips by Rossophile
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** Enjoyment ***
A gentle solve today, with many recognisable constructions. Not much feedback on this blog, so let me know if you want me to continue. I suppose a fun crossword needs to be contemporary and topical, with new material to challenge the solver. I suppose it is difficult to be grateful to a long dead setter!
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Toughie No 3531 by Django
Hints and tips by ALP
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BD Rating – Toughie difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***/****
The usual invention from Django. He always works hard to try and make surfaces work, in a fun way.… Continue reading