Sunday Toughie No 249
by Zandio
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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As usual with Telegraph Towers, the first puzzle of the month is very slow to appear. I got this at about half past midnight, but sped through this fairly quickly for a Zandio. I can guarantee the Mythical won’t be coming my way, as when I clip the grid for my notes it sometimes leaves a rogue C where the cursor was. I must remember to submit the crossword before clipping the grid.
Lots of brilliant surfaces here. I am obliged to like 8d but COTT goes to 3d for a brilliant oddity
I will try and give a nudge if you are struggling; just ask.
Here We Go…
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Enigmatic Variations 1771 (Hints)
L-TO-R by Stick Insect
Hints and tips by Gabriel / Jpeg
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[WARNING: LLM-infused prose ahead!]
Stick Insect returns with a puzzle whose title, L-TO-R, immediately invites one to think of standard horizontal grid entries reading from left to right.… Continue reading
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3393 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where we now have ‘vertical time zones.’ Our Southern neighbours ‘fell back’ at zero dark thirty but Manitoba Westwards to British Columbia, and NW Ontario did not (the rest of Ontario and Eastwards to Newfoundland did). So, as well as getting used to distances in kilometres, speeds in km/hr, and gasoline in litres, anyone coming North over the 49th parallel into Manitoba will have to adjust their time pieces by one hour (until they ‘spring forward’ next year). It will be interesting to see if laptops, mobile phones, etc are au fait with the changes and conformed to the new requirements.
For me, and I stress for me,© – Dada friendlier than he was last week with six anagrams (three partials), one lurker (not hinted, so don’t forget the ‘if all else fails look for . . .’), and two homophones, all in a slightly asymmetric 27 clues; with 14 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid, all BRB verified where necessary, you should/might be able to get some of the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues. I hope you have your Crimson Tomes at hand! You might even need your favourite e-search ‘assistant’!
Remember that Reading the Hints before commenting can be beneficial!
If it is some time since you read, or if you have never read the instructions in RED below the hints then please consider doing so before commenting today as my electronic blue pencil is at the ready and the Naughty Step is OPEN!
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