Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29596
Hints and tips by Miffypops
I’m not here to be perfect. I’m here to be me
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
G,Danga. Whatever that means. A fortnight ago our setter hit us with a sledgehammer. He has calmed down since and today wraps us in cotton wool and sings softly to us. After a couple of passes either mysterious wavelengths or checkers should lead you to a filled grid. Maybe a couple of clues will cause some angst. If so the hints below should help
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Toughie No 2585 by Dada
Hints and tips by Miffypops
I’m not here to be perfect. I’m here to be me
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning from Barrel. Today Dada has supplied us with a true Toughie. Definitions and synonyms are stretched to the limit in this tantalising puzzle. I found it a pleasure to tease out the answers one by one relying on wordplay, definitions and if nothing else fits it must be right so bung it in’ to fill the lights. Continue reading “Toughie 2585”
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29584
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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Rating suggested by Cryptor – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning. After a gentle start to the solving week we have been hit here with a sledgehammer. Good luck. Continue reading “DT 29584”
Toughie No 2577 by Silvanus
Hints and tips by Miffypops
I’m not here to be perfect. I’m here to be me
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
After a series of lighter Tuesday Toughies Silvanus has provided us with a puzzle with a little more bite. Don’t be put off by that introduction though. It’s all solvable either from definition or from wordplay. We begin with an error and work through to be rewarded with a refreshing pint at the end. Continue reading “Toughie 2577”
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29572
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Bonjour from Barrel which is locked up, locked down, bolted and padlocked. Boris has thrown away the key. It is dark outside so no idea yet what the weather is doing. All there is for Saint Sharon and I to do is bonk or bicker. There is a lot of bickering going on. Continue reading “DT 29572”
Toughie No 2569 by Chalicea
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning from locked down Barrel where life is similar to the unrestricted Barrel.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29560
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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Rating by Manders – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning from behind two face masks and a Perspex visor. Please keep at least two metres of distance between us. Your beshingled blogger in Barrel went to bed in Tier three and woke up in Tier four. Bugger! I have survived so far and would like to survive some more. Continue reading “DT 29560”
Toughie No 2562 by Silvanus
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good Morning from The Independent Bubble of Barrel where very little has happened since the beginning of time. Today Silvanus has treated us to a trip down memory lane to meet a dead comedian and a dead B movie actor in a gentle Toughie which I think is just right for a Tuesday. Continue reading “Toughie 2562”
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29549
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
There is not a cloud in the sky today here in the independent Bubble of Barrel. Will we ever see another human being again? Do we care? Answers on a postcard please. Continue reading “DT 29549”
Toughie No 2554 by Chalicea
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
A full house of thirty-two clues written by Chalicea greeted me when I made it to the Toughie page this morning. That’s enough to spark a smile for me. The smiles continued throughout the solve nothing onerous today. Just a lot of gentle fun. Continue reading “Toughie 2554”