Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26393
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment **
From some of the General Knowledge type answers today it looks as if one of the mystery setters from Thursdays has been re-assigned to Tuesdays. I’ve given this one four stars for difficulty – this means that it’s my opinion that it’s a bit more difficult than the average Telegraph Cryptic (and quite a bit more difficult than yesterday’s which I would only have given one star). But, especially after the discussion yesterday, I would like to reiterate that this is just my personal opinion – it’s not written in stone and you are perfectly at liberty to disagree.
There are an awful lot of abbreviations used in this puzzle (see 1d) and, to be honest, by the time I finished writing the review I was a bit fed up with writing the word abbreviation. Let us know what you thought in a comment.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26387
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Surely no-one will complain that this puzzle by Mr or Mrs X is too difficult! I thought that it was pretty easy but quite pleasant. If it leaves you wanting more, then why not have a go at today’s Toughie, which is well within the scope of most solvers?
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26381
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Shamus has given us another pangram today and they’re rapidly becoming a trademark of his. It’s a pleasant puzzle with very fair clueing. Let us know what you thought of it in a comment.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26375
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
I wasn’t overly enamoured with this puzzle when I solved it, but it grew on me as I wrote the hints and I ended up quite liking it. It’s very fairly clued and perhaps just a bit more difficult than yesterday’s but not so difficult that it’s beyond the capabilities of most would-be solvers.
What we don’t know (at least what I don’t know) is the identity of the setter, so if he or she would like to identify themselves in a comment that would be great. Comments from all others are, of course, welcome as well.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26369
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
This is a pleasant puzzle for a sunny morning and I’m assuming that it’s a Shamus production. It’s certainly a pangram and for once I found this useful, in filling in my last answer (11d). Comments, as always, are welcome.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26363
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Well it’s Ray T’s turn today but I’m not totally convinced that this is one of his because it seems different from his normal style. He’s normally very good at dropping in to let us know, so let’s hope for a visit today. Meantime, your views, as always, are appreciated.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26357
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
As with his previous puzzle this one from Shamus is a pangram. I thought that it was a bit easier than his usual standard and was torn between two and three stars for difficulty, so I’ll be very interested to read your comments as to whether I’ve got it right.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26351
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
This is a thoroughly entertaining Ray T puzzle with lots of very amusing clues. It also has a mini-theme with the two parallel down answers at the outer edges of the grid having a connection. Let us know what you made of it in a comment.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26345
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
We have a pleasant puzzle today (presumably from Shamus) which is like Baby Bear’s bed (not too hard and not too soft). It’s also a pangram, i.e. it contains at least one instance of each letter of the alphabet (and BD tells me that the Quickie is also a pangram). Let us know what you thought of it in a comment.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26339
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
This is the first time I have blogged a Tuesday crossword, and I have thoroughly enjoyed it. I am pretty sure (even though 27a is (6,5)) that this is one of Ray T’s. Gazza informs me that today’s Toughie is easier than the normal cryptic. So today is probably a good day to have a go at the Toughie as well.
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