Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29477
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from Barrel where Saint Sharon and I now spend our days in glorious retirement building sheds, landscaping the garden, erecting fencing, laying paths and seeding one half of a lawn and turfing the other half (Green side up Sharon, green side up) Eight face panels to go, one last stretch of paving, the shed roof to felt and that he said is that. Possibly. At least I get a couple of beers in the late afternoon as a reward, usually at The Barn in Willey. Continue reading “DT 29477”
Toughie No 2510 by Silvanus
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
What a pleasure it has been to solve and review this wonderful crossword. The puzzle is full of ingenuity and offers none of the staleness and tiredness sometimes seen in crosswordland. At the time of solving and reviewing I have Silvanus in mind or possibly Chalicea. Only time and Kath will tell. (CrypticSue told and it is Silvanus) Great fun all round. 27 across and 20 down went in easily but both took some time for me to work out the parsing. See if you can manage them without the hints. Continue reading “Toughie 2510”
Toughie No 2506 by Donnybrook
Hints and tips by Olivia De Havilland
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from Saint Sharon’s sanatorium here in Barrel where I am suffering the cold both of my grandsons had when we met up for a day out on The Oxford Canal on Sunday. Our first day out together since Lockdown. Continue reading “Toughie 2506”
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29465
Hints and tips by Olivia De Havilland
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
My parents said if we all took our problems to the common and told them to the crowd we would all be quite happy to take our own problems home. Continue reading “DT 29465”
Toughie No 2502 by Dada
Hints and tips by Bill Brewer
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
I found this a very straightforward solve today. Possibly helped by using an iPad which makes everything about filling in a grid so much easier and neater. Hopefully the inclusion of The Toughie in the newspaper app will lead to more people attempting the Toughie puzzles. If you are new to Toughie solving please let us know how you are getting on with them. Continue reading “Toughie 2502”
Toughie No 2498 by Chalicea
Hints and tips by Bill Brewer
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BD’s Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Chalicea kicks off the Toughie week with a Floughie Toughie that should wet the whistles of those making early ventures into Toughieland. A couple of passes should give enough checking letters to suggest obvious answers for reverse parsing. A full grid is what you are after. How you achieve this is up to you. Continue reading “Toughie 2498”
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29453
Hints and tips by Bill Brewer.
Not the academic. The one from around Gazza’s way
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Only twenty eight clues to sort out today folks which should give us all extra time in our day. Use it wisely. Don’t sweat the small stuff. Tell somebody you hold dear that you love them. Indulge yourself in a guilty pleasure. Never forget what comes next after breathe out. Continue reading “DT 29453”
Toughie No 2490 by Dada
Hints and tips by Zelda Fitzgerald
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from the village of Barrel where one falls asleep looking at Saturn and Jupiter and wakens to Magpies. Dozens of them. Downtown L I it ain’t but we are getting used to it. Continue reading “Toughie 2490”
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29441
Hints and tips by Zelda Fitzgerald
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BD’s Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from the bottom of the barrel in South Leicestershire where the sun is threatening a breakthrough once again so sweltering city here we come. I’ve confidently prepared and seeded a lawn at our new house. Maybe not the best timing but needs must. Continue reading “DT 29441”
Toughie No 2482 by Silvanus
Hints and tips by Yosser Hughes
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Good Morning from Downtown L I where I am clearing out and selling off fourteen years of stuff.… Continue reading