Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27670
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating — Difficulty ***/**** — Enjoyment ****
Good morning everyone. Oxford seems to have escaped the extreme weather that was forecast. It’s windy but nothing worse than average for a stormy patch in the middle of December. I hope that all of you, particularly those further north and west, are safe and warm.
This is a Ray T crossword and I thought it was quite difficult. I imagine it will be his last one this year so let’s make the most of it, thank him for all the entertainment that he provides and wish him a very happy Christmas.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27658
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating — Difficulty *** — Enjoyment ****
Good morning everyone – it’s a real November morning in Oxford. On the plus side I’m sure we have a Ray T crossword. It has all his trademarks – short clues, a bit of innuendo although not as much as sometimes and the Queen puts in an appearance. I found some of it quite tricky.
We have some pictures! Thanks to those who have encouraged and helped me – they know who they are.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27646
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating — Difficulty ** — Enjoyment ****
Good morning everyone. It’s a real November morning in Oxford – mild, misty and damp but a Ray T crossword will soon cheer things up and I have almost no doubt that this is one of his. I thought it was very much on the gentle side for him but I’m sure that some of you will disagree. He seems to have lost his naughty hat as there’s not much innuendo this time.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27628
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Three weeks ago I remember saying that by today I would have learnt how to put pictures in – somehow that hasn’t quite happened so apologies if there aren’t any and thanks to BD if there are. Moving on to the crossword as quickly as possible, I found this pretty tricky – I enjoyed it too – I’m more than happy for anyone to disagree with me.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27610
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating — Difficulty ***/**** — Enjoyment ****
Good morning everyone. One of the things that I like about Thursday crosswords is their unpredictability – it’s also one of the things that makes me nervous about doing the hints. I’m sure that this one is a Ray T and I found it fairly tricky – unless I’ve missed some there are only three anagrams which may have contributed to the difficulty, for me anyway.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27592
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating — Difficulty *** — Enjoyment *****
Good morning everyone. It looks as if it’s going to be another lovely day in Oxford once the early morning mist has gone. Now on to the crossword. I don’t think that this is a Ray T production – it doesn’t feel quite right, the Quickie clues don’t look like his and anyway it’s not his week. I could easily be wrong! I loved it and was laughing all the time I was doing it – for that reason I’ve given it 5* for enjoyment which is something that I’ve never done before. Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27574
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning all. It’s a chilly and autumnal morning in Oxford – still August but feeling more like September. Oh well, the grass is cut and our newly painted sitting room is almost put back together so now I can concentrate on writing some hints. I have no doubt that this is a Ray T crossword even though the Queen seems to have gone AWOL. I thought it was fairly gentle for one of his but I’m more than ready for some of you to disagree with me.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27562
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning all – it looks as if it’s going to be a lovely day in Oxford – maybe the Met men have got it wrong! Archy is busy, Mehitabel has said if he won’t play then she won’t either so it’s just me, with BD doing the bits that I still can’t do! I’m quite sure that this is a Ray T crossword.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27550
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning to everyone from a cool and, so far at least, a rather hazy morning in Oxford. This is my first attempt at doing most of it “my own self”! Thanks to BD for doing the bits that I can’t quite do yet, to Pommers for all his patience, help and encouragement, and to the rest of you for putting up with any mistakes that I may have made. There is little, if any, doubt in my mind that this is a Ray T production.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27490
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning to all of you from a very sunny Oxford. This had all the trademarks of a Ray T crossword – short clues, the Queen and the usual touch of innuendo. My last few answers caused a few problems so I’ve given it 3* for difficulty.
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