Toughie No 3178 by Robyn
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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Category: Crosswords
Hints and tips for completing Daily Telegraph Cryptic crosswords
DT 30476
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30476
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
We have been rather lax with our crossword solving lately while we had guests staying. They went home yesterday so are back into our usual routine and able to give our full attention to putting this together.
Lots of good clues here and a pleasure for us to solve.… Continue reading
Sunday Toughie 96 (Review)
Sunday Toughie No 96 by proXimal
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 26th of November 2023
ST 3240 (full review)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3240
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 26th Nov 2023
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A lovelier and friendlier puzzle from Dada this Sunday that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a full review which I now present for your kind reading and valuable feedback.… Continue reading
Toughie No 3177
Toughie No 3177 by Donnybrook
Hints and tips by StephenL
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hello everyone from a pleasantly mild and bright South Devon coast
DT 30475
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,475
Hints and tips by Huntsman
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment **/***
Another miserable rainy day of Stygian gloom here in Harpenden – give me crisp & cold any day providing there’s no white stuff – so it’s an opportunity to catch up on films at the cinema.… Continue reading
DT 30474
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30474
Hints and tips by Falcon
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Ottawa, where the first significant snowfall of the season is forecast, although so far barely enough has accumulated to cover the ground. However, I expect to be confronted with a different situation when I awake in the morning.… Continue reading
Rookie Corner 503
Sunday Toughie 97 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 97
by Robyn
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Robyn going a bit easier before Christmas I think, I have hinted just under half 😮 of 16a and 14d clues today so I have a bit of latitude to give bonus nudges if you need them.
The Reverend Doctor Spooner makes an appearance but seems quite benign today, I liked it and 3d and 25a today but I am sure there are other candidates for your podia
I haven’t heard if anything special is planned for Sunday Toughie 100 on Christmas Eve yet, but It will probably be a sterner test than this, I hope Chris Lancaster goes easy on us and includes it in advance copies he usually sends to CrypticSue
Here we go…
EV 1619 Hints
Enigmatic Variations 1619 (Hints)
Polyfilla by Check
Hints and tips by Phibs
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I asked Bard what the subject of a themed puzzle entitled ‘Polyfilla’ might be. He came straight back with an answer.