Toughie No 3352 by Elgar
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
Category: Friday
Friday’s current setter is Don Manley who is also known as Giovanni, Duck, Pasquale, Quixote, and Bradman (all punningly connected with the name Don or Donald)
DT 30736
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30736
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Today we have a fine puzzle from the setter who fills his grid with every letter but X. Lots of smiles during the solve as numerous pennies dropped due to the excellent misdirection in many clues. Continue reading "DT 30736"
Toughie 3348
Toughie No 3348 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
A typically enjoyable puzzle from Osmosis which is perhaps slightly gentler than what he usually provides. The puzzle has zero anagrams, 25/26th of a pangram and a plentiful supply of abbreviations (I’m glad I’ve set up a shortcut for that word in Microsoft Word).
Thanks to Osmosis.
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DT 30730
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No Crossword 30730
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment **
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I’d love to say that I sailed through this puzzle, but that would be a lie. The solve involved a fair bit of reverse engineering of some intricate wordplay, along with a dollop of electronic help. All that pondering left no time to search for pics, but I’m sure that the commentariat can provide a few good ones. Continue reading "DT 30730"
Toughie 3344
Toughie No 3344 by Elgar
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
DT 30724
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30724
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I thought that this fun puzzle was just right for the Friday slot. Continue reading "DT 30724"
Toughie 3340
Toughie No 3340 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Our setter continues his practice of providing a ‘nearly pangram’ (there’s no K as far as I can see). He’s also given us an anagram-less puzzle – I particularly admire his ability to clue the four peripheral names without the need to resort to anagrams. I enjoyed this a lot – thanks to Osmosis.
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DT 30718
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30718
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment **
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I thought that this puzzle had some clues that were straightforward to parse and a few that were not. I spent a long time pondering those, which left no time to search for pictures. They should return next week. Continue reading "DT 30718"
Toughie 3336
Toughie No 3336 by Elgar
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty *****+ – Enjoyment ****
DT 30712
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No Crossword 30712
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I thought that while today’s puzzle was more straightforward that the average Friday offering, it delivered well above average enjoyment. It features four three-letter answers with excellent clues, which is not an easy accomplishment. Great work all round by our setter. Continue reading "DT 30712"