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DT 28550

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28550

Hints and tips by pommers

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ****

Morning all and welcome to a RayThursday. I thought this was going to be pretty easy when I got eight of the acrosses on first pass but then I only got eight of the downs, even with the checkers in place.  It was well into *** time by the time the rest had revealed themselves.  For me the enjoyment level was its usual high but I bet we’ll have some disagreement about that.
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DT 28549

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28549

Hints and tips by KiwiColin

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ****

 

Kia ora from Aotearoa.
                 School holiday time here and Carol is away in Wellington on Grandma duties again, so a solo flight this week.… Continue reading

DT 28548

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28548

Hints and tips by Mr Kitty

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BD Rating  –  Difficulty ** –  Enjoyment ****

 

[Jump to Across or Down Hints, Quickie Pun, or CommentsHello, everyone, and welcome to another Tuesday blog. … Continue reading

DT28540

 

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28540

A full review by Crypticsue

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This puzzle was published on 23rd September 2017

BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

I found the bottom of this Saturday Prize Crossword a lot harder than the top, and unusually for me, went into 3* difficulty time for a back-pager.… Continue reading

DT 28543

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28543

Hints and tips by 2Kiwis

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ****

 

Kia ora from Aotearoa.
                Well what’s new in our part of the world since we last wrote.… Continue reading

DT 28542

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28542

Hints and tips by Mr Kitty

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty ** Enjoyment ***/****

 

[Jump to Across or Down Hints, Quickie Pun, or CommentsHello, everyone, and welcome to a back-pager that might be described as Tuesdayish, since it has everything one might want on a Tuesday. … Continue reading