Toughie No 3344 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 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"
Toughie 3332
Toughie No 3332 by Artix
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
It was a pleasure to see the name of Artix when I printed off the puzzle this morning. He’s not at his most tricky here but it’s an enjoyable Friday Toughie.
Artix regularly incorporates a theme in his puzzles and, just as regularly, I fail to spot it. I look forward to someone explaining today’s to me.
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DT 30706
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30706
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to a fun Friday puzzle. Continue reading "DT 30706"
Toughie 3328
Toughie No 3328 by Elgar
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
DT 30700
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No Crossword 30700
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I thought today’s puzzle was about right for Friday difficulty-wise and well above average for enjoyment. Continue reading "DT 30700"