Toughie No 3424 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 30844
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30844
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. It’s been a busy day for me, so no time for pictures I’m afraid. . Continue reading "DT 30844"
Toughie 3420
Toughie No 3420 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Sparks has provided an entertaining puzzle where some of the parsing took me some time – many thanks to him. He usually has something going on in the grid and today all of the 4-letter answers are reversed in symmetrical locations.
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DT 30838
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30838
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I had to ponder the parsing of several clues in this puzzle, which bumped up my difficulty rating. Continue reading "DT 30838"
Toughie 3416
Toughie No 3416 by Elgar
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty *****+ – Enjoyment ****
Another brain-mangler from Elgar – but then what else were you going to do while waiting for Storm Éowyn to go away? This one has a theme with several multi-word clues spread across the grid.
DT 30832
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30832
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Today’s offering was an incomplete for me, because I can’t get the Quickie pun and I’m not sure about the parsing of 21a. Trying to solve and hint on a plane was probably not the wisest idea. But I’m sure that the commentariat will assist with both issues. Continue reading "DT 30832"
Toughie 3412
Toughie No 3412 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
Many thanks to Osmosis for what I found to be a pretty tricky puzzle with his usual clever wordplay and no anagrams. I had some difficulty in deciding what to underline for a few clues.
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DT 30826
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30826
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Today we have a challenging and enjoyable puzzle from our setter who fills the grid with every letter except X. Continue reading "DT 30826"
Toughie 3408
Toughie No 3408 by Elgar
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty *****+ – Enjoyment *****
DT 30820
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30820
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty ***** - Enjoyment **
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I found today’s puzzle convoluted and difficult. Continue reading "DT 30820"