Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30658
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Continue reading "DT 30658"
Author: Mr K
DT 30652
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30652
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Today’s finely-crafted puzzle has a grid that when filled contains every letter of the alphabet except X, one signature of our regular Friday setter proXimal. Tight wordplay and lots of smiles also suggest that the puzzle is one of his. If so, thanks to him for brightening my Thursday evening. Continue reading "DT 30652"
DT 30646
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30646
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Continue reading "DT 30646"
DT 30640
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30640
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Thanks to Gazza for stepping in at very short notice last week. I’m still travelling, which unfortunately means there was no time to look for pictures. Things should be back to normal next week. Continue reading "DT 30640"
DT 30628
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30628
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Today’s quirky and enjoyable puzzle was more straightforward than we sometimes get from this setter. Continue reading "DT 30628"
DT 30622
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30622
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Today’s offering felt more straightforward than recent Friday puzzles, which I know some readers will appreciate. I didn’t find anything obscure to hyperlink, or any wordplay complex enough to warrant a detailed explanation, but I did find a lot to enjoy. Continue reading "DT 30622"
DT 30616
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No Crossword 30616
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I found it tricky to gain a foothold in this puzzle’s grid, perhaps because there are a lot of answers with unchecked first letters and that’s combined with a low anagram count. But the struggle was worth it because there were several smile-inducing penny-drop moments encountered on the way to a fully solved puzzle. Continue reading "DT 30616"
DT 30610
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30610
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment **
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. In today’s challenging puzzle I found myself doing more reverse engineering of wordplay from definitions than I really enjoy, and I was left with the feeling that in several clues surface smoothness was sacrificed to allow clever wordplay. But perhaps that’s just me feeling tired and grumpy after a long and frustrating day at work. Continue reading "DT 30610"
DT 30604
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30604
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Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Solid puzzle today, with tight cryptic grammar and nice surfaces, and a good number of smiles. Continue reading "DT 30604"
DT 30598
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30598
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to what is rumoured to be the last Friday puzzle hosted on the classic Telegraph Puzzles site. Compared to last week’s rather chewy offering, solving and hinting this one was straightforward. As usual, I have no idea who the setter might be, but perhaps they will drop in later on. Continue reading "DT 30598"