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DT 26446

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26446

Hints and tips by Gazza

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

I don’t know the name of the setter today, but he or she has given us an entertaining puzzle which is not too difficult (although the 17a term was new to me) with a fair number of clues relating to alcohol. Let us know what you thought of it in a comment.
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DT 26445

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26445

Hints and tips by Libellule

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Slightly trickier than normal? It seemed so, as I got stuck on a couple of clues for longer than I should have done. Still a fun crossword though. Favourite clues 13a (it reminds me of a sketch from the Fast Show) and 26a,

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DT 26443

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26443

Hints and tips by Gazza

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Today’s puzzle (presumably by Giovanni) has very few anagrams. Let us know how you found it in a comment.
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DT 26438

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26438

A Full Review by Gnomethang

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Morning All! We had a couple of troublesome clues in this puzzle from (I think) Cephas. In the end there was nothing to stop one completing but it did increase the solving time a tad.

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DT 100002

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 100002

A Full Review by Gnomethang

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

Afternoon All!. As usual around Christmas time we get puzzles with many festive references and this one is chock full of them. Many of the clues contain the word Christmas and many of the answers are Christmas related. I found it good fun to solve and not too taxing – just what you need on a busy day. Continue reading “DT 100002”

DT 26442

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26442

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

I’m pretty sure that this is a Ray T puzzle. The Quick crossword has all his idiosyncrasies, including a homophone in the first two across clues that you have to repeat over and over again before the penny drops.

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DT 26432

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26432

A full review by Gazza

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

This is the Christmas Eve puzzle from Rufus. He gave us a cracker with a seasonal theme and plenty of pies. If you have a feeling of deja vu about the review  you’re right  – this is pretty much what I published on Christmas Eve morning before  I realised that it was a  prize puzzle.

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DT 26441

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26441

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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This puzzle, from Jay?, had a few slightly tricky clues but turned out to be solvable in about average time.

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DT 26440

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26440

Hints and tips by Gazza

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I suspect, but don’t know, that it’s Shamus today. I enjoyed it – how about you? Let us know what you thought in a comment!
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DT 26439

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26439

Hints and tips by Libellule

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BD Rating – Difficulty ** Enjoyment ***

Welcome to the first Monday of 2011. Rufus has returned, and we have an enjoyable, but not overly taxing solve today. Some of you may need some help for some of the cryptic definitions – but I doubt it.

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