Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31189
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BD Rating – Difficulty * Enjoyment ***/****
I thought today’s puzzle, which I assume is an Anthony Plumb production, very enjoyable & a fair bit easier than yesterday’s. As ever nicely clued throughout & with a lovely clue to finish. For any seeking another challenge the puzzle over in t’other place is pretty ‘floughie’ & also very entertaining. For some reason the puzzles app has omitted to say who the setter is but my money is on Chalicea.
As usual there is a selection of music to enjoy or ignore.
In the hints below the definition element of each clue has been underlined, anagrams are CAPITALISED & the crossword technique “indicator words” are in brackets. The answers are concealed under the Click Here buttons. Please leave a comment below telling us what you thought & how you got on with the puzzle.
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DailyTelegraph Cryptic No 31183
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BD Rating – Difficulty * Enjoyment ***/****
The sun is out here in Harpenden so guess I’d better make the most of it & get out for a good walk before Cheltenham kicks off.
I thought today’s puzzle very enjoyable & about par for the course for a Tuesday. Possibly a tad trickier than yesterday but I wouldn’t say there’s much in it. For any seeking a further crossword I can heartily recommend Hudson’s excellent puzzle over in t’other place which really isn’t any more difficult than some of his Wednesday back-pagers & is great fun. I’m sure Whybird would be delighted to hear your thoughts.
As usual there is a selection of music to enjoy or ignore.
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DailyTelegraph Cryptic No 31177
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BD Rating – Difficulty * Enjoyment ***
Well I don’t know whether or not strictly speaking spring is here but after yesterday’s warm sunshine & a similar start to the day here in Harpenden it certainly feels like it.
I thought today’s puzzle (from Anthony Plumb I assume) about on a par with X-Type yesterday. As ever tightly clued & perfectly enjoyable albeit for me at least not hitting the heights of last week so it’ll be interesting to see what others make of it.
As usual there is a selection of music to enjoy or ignore.
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Toughie No 3641 by Django
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Django is as entertaining as always but not that tricky. Thanks to him.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31171
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** Enjoyment ***/****
Well the sunshine has actually put in an appearance here in Harpenden but it’s not Mallorca. Thanks again to ALP for filling in for me last week.
I thoroughly enjoyed today’s puzzle which I assume is an Anthony Plumb production. I found it reasonably straightforward with just a couple of pauses for the parsing. That said it remains to be seen whether I can avoid a hat trick of parsing errors so no promises. For any that make light work of this one there is a typically enjoyable & none too taxing Django puzzle over in t’other place that’s well worth a look at.
As usual there are an assortment of clips to enjoy or ignore.
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Toughie No 3637 by Chalicea
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Whybird is away enjoying the delights of the subcontinent so I’m filling in for him today. Thanks to Chalicea for a pleasant puzzle though it’s more like a midweek back-pager than a Toughie.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31159
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BD Rating – Difficulty * Enjoyment ***
Well it’s not raining yet here in Harpenden but it’s on the way & none too warm out there either.
Next week I’ll leave you in ALP’s expert hands as I’m off to 17d in Shabbo’s excellent Toughie to see if I can remember how to play golf & hopefully catch a bit of sunshine in the process. I’m sure his music choices will be more eclectic than mine.
No reverse anagrams to trip me up in today’s pretty gentle puzzle, which I’m sure is an Anthony Plumb production. As ever nicely clued throughout without for me quite hitting the heights of last week.
As usual there are an assortment of clips to enjoy or ignore.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31153
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BD Rating – Difficulty * Enjoyment ***/****
Yet another cold & dreary looking day here in Harpenden. Roll on spring & a return to the fairways.
As Senf would say a Typically Tuesdayish puzzle which I’m assuming is the work of Anthony Plumb. I think I was a little unfair on last week’s production & certainly out of kilter with the majority of comment so am rather relieved that I found this one very enjoyable for the relatively short time it lasted. As ever tightly clued & with some humour in there too.
As usual there are an assortment of clips to enjoy or ignore.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31147
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I confess to feeling a little grouchy today after an indifferent night’s sleep then waking up to this depressingly miserable weather. This may well have something to do with my failure to drum up a great deal of enthusiasm for today’s puzzle. I’ll be interested to see what others think & I hope I’m missing something but it seemed to lack some of the usual sparkle & certainly none of last week’s risqué content.
I see Hudson is on duty over in t’other place so that is bound to be a puzzle worth checking out.
As usual there are an assortment of clips to enjoy or ignore.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31141
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** Enjoyment ****
I thought today’s puzzle perhaps a tad tougher than Tuesdays of late although by no stretch a difficult grid fill. I assume that it’s an Anthony Plumb production & I thought it nicely clued throughout & very enjoyable. I see Chalicea is over in t’other place so that’s guaranteed to be worth a visit.
As usual there are an assortment of musical clips to enjoy or ignore.
In the hints below the definition element of each clue has been underlined, anagrams are CAPITALISED & the crossword technique “indicator words” are in brackets. The answers are concealed under the Click Here buttons. Please leave a comment below telling us what you thought & how you got on with the puzzle.
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