Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27555
Hints and tips by scchua
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
The usual good stuff from Jay. A 1.5*/3* difficulty/enjoyment rating. Thanks to Jay.
Category: Wednesday
Since the beginning of 2010, Wednesday’s regular setter is Jeremy Mutch who has visited the blog as Jay. During 2009, Jay set almost all the Thursday puzzles.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27549
Hints and tips by scchua
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
A 1.5-2* difficulty/3* enjoyment for me today. Thanks to Jay.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27543
Hints and tips by scchua
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
An enjoyable quickie from Jay, with 1*/3* for difficulty/enjoyment. Thanks Jay.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27537
Hints and tips by scchua
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
A 1-1.5* difficulty/3* enjoyment for me. Thanks to Jay.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27531
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Apart from 1 across, for which I needed all the checking letters, this is a fairly straightforward puzzle from our Wednesday Wizard.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27525
Hints and tips by scchua
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
A straightforward, enjoyable puzzle. A 1.5*/3* for me. Thanks Jay.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27519
Hints and tips by scchua
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
A pleasing and easy puzzle, 1-1.5*/3* for difficulty/enjoyment. Thanks Jay.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27513
Hints and tips by scchua
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
An enjoyable one from Jay – with just a little slowdown in the northwest corner. A 1.5-2* for difficulty and 3* for enjoyment. Thanks to Jay.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27507
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
A typical Jay puzzle – if you have struggled then afterwards you can’t see why!
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27501
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Scchua is unavailable today, but will be in this slot tomorrow. I thought this was one of Jay’s easier puzzles – how about you?