Toughie No 102 by Messinae
If you can do the regular cryptic then try this one today
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
So you think the Toughie is too difficult for you; well, this one is a little harder than the regular cryptics, but a good one on which to cut your teeth.
I am trying out a new technique for displaying “spoiler” information on 5 down and 12 down – if you highlight the blank space between the brackets this will reveal the answer. Let me know what you think of this – it could satisfy the problem of looking for one answer and accidentally viewing another.
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ScrewedUp News – Feb 25
Edition 4
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I’m not sure when, but this has now been corrected on both playable and printable online versions.
Just a small problem today, but especially annoying to people who, like myself, don’t always check that the number of letters in the clue matches the number of lights in the grid.
Today it’s the Toughie No 101. Continue reading “ScrewedUp News – Feb 25”
Toughie No 101 by Firefly
Firefly sets another very enjoyable puzzle
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
This is the latest in a run of good Toughie crosswords. Not so Tough that you can’t finish it, but it gives you a warm glow of satisfaction when you do. Don’t forget that the linked items usually contain information related to the answer – sometimes you may need to look at the url (the bit that starts http://).
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ScrewedUp News – Feb 24
Edition 3
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This was meant to be an occasional publication, but here we are, back again!
Today it’s the DT Cryptic No 25860. Continue reading “ScrewedUp News – Feb 24”
Toughie No 100 by Myops
The landmark 100th Toughie lived up to its name
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Was it as good as last Friday’s? Not quite, but a good puzzle nevertheless. I found it difficult to get started, and had to fight my way out of the bottom right-hand corner.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25859
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Once again you have a nice easy start to the week, with this honest, straightforward puzzle. Try and do as much of this as you can without my help (but don’t put me out of business)!!
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ScrewedUp News – Feb 22
Edition 2
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12.36 – Hooray! Somebody out there in Telegraphland is listening (or perhaps reading this blog!) – the problem now seems to be fixed, although I can’t go back and enter the missing answer (and Codewords 1231 has been fixed as well – see Edition 1 of this newsletter).
If you are reading this at the Telegraph – the printable grid for Friday’s Quick crossword, No 25857, still has nowhere for 1 down to be entered!!
I wasn’t going to, but I’ve decided to call these items ScrewedUp News instead of CluedUp News.
Today it’s the ST Cryptic No 2472 that has a problem. Continue reading “ScrewedUp News – Feb 22”
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2472
Selected hints by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **
For the weekend prize crosswords I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them. A full analysis of this puzzle will be available at 12.00 next Thursday, February 26th.
Some hints to get you started: Continue reading “ST Cryptic No 2472 – Hints”
ScrewedUp News – Feb 21
Edition 1
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12.58, Feb 22 – This problem has now been fixed. We were wrong, it wasn’t two numbers that needed to be changed, it was most of the grid!
This is the first of an irregular series of blogs about the ClueUp website. After the fiasco of yesterday’s accidental publication of today’s crossword, and the absence of any information about what was happening on the ClueUp site itself, I thought you might like a forum for information about the problems and their resolution, if any.
Todays news concerns Codewords No 1231. Continue reading “ScrewedUp News – Feb 21”
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25858
Selected hints
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
We published a full review, by Libellule, of this puzzle yesterday when it was accidentally released online. As our policy here is to provide hints only for the weekend prize crosswords that review has been removed, and will be reposted at 12.00 next Thursday, February 26th. Instead I have selected a few hints from that review. This will mean that Peter Biddlecombe will have a week off and be back on Thursday, 5th March with a review of next Saturday’s puzzle.
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