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DT29108

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29108

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This puzzle was published on 20th July 2019

BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ****

Morning All! Some very nice surface readings here and about the right level of difficulty for a Saturday Prize Puzzle in my opinion.

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ST 3009

Sunday Telegraph 3009

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This puzzle was published on 23rd June 2019

BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Morning All! This was a tad more difficult than recent Sunday puzzles but nothing that couldn’t be unravelled. Some fine surface readings added to the confusion which is always a good thing. Continue reading “ST 3009”

DT 29066

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29066

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This puzzle was published on 1st June 2019

BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Morning All! This was just about  a 2 star solve and fairly normal for a Saturday Prize Puzzle. Continue reading “DT 29066”

ST 3005

Sunday Telegraph 3005

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This puzzle was published on 26th May 2019

BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

Morning All! Double Definitions abound in this one which made it fairly straightforward in my opinion but there were some fun clues as well.

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ST 3004

Sunday Telegraph 3004

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This puzzle was published on 19th May 2019

BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Morning All! I think that the difficulty level was about right and many clues improved, as I found, when you look to parse them correctly. There were a few that were elusive even though the answer was known.

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DT 29042

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29042

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This puzzle was published on 4th May 2019

BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Morning All! Another Saturday puzzle with lots of anagrams and insertions

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ST 3001

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3001

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This puzzle was published on 28th April 2019

BD Rating – Difficulty *Enjoyment ***

Morning All!

Particularly straightforward, mainly because of so many repetitive clue types.

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