Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2603
A full review by Gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Afternoon All!. We had a pretty tricky puzzle from Virgilius which I downgraded to *** difficulty as I was being a bit dense on the Sunday Solving. The enjoyment of the wordplay, however, warrants a **** in my book. What makes increases the difficulty here is Virgilius’ accomplishment of superb surface readings and aptly chosen synonyms – you look and gasp sometimes (particularly the two &Lit clues). There is a convincing story that is very difficult to crack to get the real definition.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26647
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Giovanni follows his excellent Toughie yesterday with a less tough but still very enjoyable back-page puzzle. How did you fare? Leave us a comment!
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26642
A full review by Crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
The usual straightforward start to a Saturday morning from Cephas (thank you to him), this time with leanings to the French side of the Channel and the added bonus of a Pangram. The clues I particularly liked are highlighted in blue.
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Toughie No 625 by Giovanni
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
Trickier than many a Giovanni Toughie (but none the worse for that). The northeast corner eluded me for a time when I had to think hard about 4 down and 6 down.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26646
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
I thought this was one of Ray T’s easier puzzles – but I’m sure you will let me know if your opinion is different!
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Toughie No 624 by Elkamere
It may be just a smear to you, mate!
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
We have a super midweek Toughie today from Elkamere. It’s a pangram and I enjoyed it a great deal.
Let us know what you thought and please remember to click on one of the stars below to record your enjoyment factor.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26645
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from the Vega Baja. A real piece of Wednesday wizardry today! Some very clever clues, good surfaces and some great ‘penny drop’ moments! I’ve given 3* for difficulty but I’ll leave that up to you to comment on. I don’t actually know my solving time as I got into the website, clicked print and it chucked me out. 45 minutes later, when I finally got back in and the puzzle opened, the clock was already running from my first attempt!
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Toughie No 623 by Petitjean
Infamy, infamy – they’ve all got it in for me!
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Petitjean entertains with a puzzle that has a number of cleverly worked clues – and a few old chestnuts thrown in to help you to get started!
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26644
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
Today’s puzzle is not too exacting and doesn’t have many “penny drop” moments. Let us know your thoughts in a comment.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26643
Hints and tips by Libellule
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
A nice straightforward enjoyable solve from Rufus to get the week started.
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