Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30922
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Apologies, but here I am again, standing in for Mr K who is under the weather. Get well soon.
I found this a bit of a head scratcher, but looking back, progress was actually quite steady, if a bit on the slow side. Of course this is nothing to do with an evening out last night with my brother and son around the wonderful pubs of historic St Albans.
I thought this was a lovely Friday puzzle, with ticks throughout. 1a was a great way to start and gets my CoD today, just beating 10a.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30917
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 3rd May 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A superb, lovely Saturday puzzle from NYDK that I enjoyed solving and further writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and significant feedback.
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Toughie No 3475 by Django
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****
This is really great fun and not very tough. Many thanks to Django for the enjoyment.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30921
Hints and tips by Huntsman
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** Enjoyment ***/****
Back home yesterday evening after 7 rounds of golf on successive days in the Algarve so my aching body certainly appreciated a night back in my own bed & it was a bit of a struggle getting up early this morning to do the blog.
I haven’t bothered to do the sums but it is the usual impressively low word count & an appearance of the trademark sweetheart that tells us it’s a Ray T production. I was grateful that it wasn’t taxing as I’m a little woolly headed this morning so hopefully the hints, if required, are correct.
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Toughie No 3474 by Kcit
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30920
Hints and tips by Senf
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
A very good Wednesday morning from Winnipeg where, with fluctuating temperatures, Spring sunshine continues. More importantly there has been very little precipitation and wildfires are already occurring!
For me, etc (I have to say that for Terence), a slightly more challenging but still very entertaining midweek puzzle but, even with the absence of the Reverend W A Spooner, I am not making any guesses as to whom the setter might be. Whomsoever it is, thank you. However, I do expect at least one magnificent answer to be condemned to purgatory on The List.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30919
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Huntsman and I have swapped blogging days again this week. My brother is over from Australia and is spending Thursday with us. I would prefer not to spend a large chunk of the morning blogging when he has made the effort to make the long journey over from Perth.
Being less familiar with the Tuesday setters, I will leave you, dear reader, to make your own judgement on “Guess the Setter”. I found it a straightforward but enjoyable solve with 18a, 7d and 8d making my podium. A nod also to the excellent Quickie pun.
In the blog below, the definition element of each clue has been underlined, anagrams are CAPITALISED and the crossword technique “indicator words” are in brackets. The answers are concealed under the “Click Here” buttons. Please leave a comment telling us how you got on and what you thought of the puzzle. Please also try to be positive – it’s only a bit of fun.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30918
Hints and tips by Smylers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
Hello, and happy Bank Holiday to those who have one. It’s Ilkley Carnival today, with the parade starting right as these hints go live. Both our children are among the 1000+ participating, one with their school and t’other with their dance school, each group with costumes and props in their interpretation of the theme, hoping to impress the judges.
And our church hall has re-opened after its building work, now with its floor all the same level and the distinctive ‘show home’ smell. Thank you to those who donated last year when the eldest and I climbed 2 of the 3 Peaks as part of the fundraising — with special thanks to the recently returned Steve C, who encountered some kind of blip on the payment page and inadvertently donated twice!
Anyway, to today’s crossword, which I’m presuming is by X-Type — though given I’m typing this introduction on Sunday evening before having seen the puzzle, I wouldn’t give that much credence.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30917 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by crypticsue)
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Toughie No 3472 by Elgar
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
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