Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 028
A Puzzle by Bufo
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Welcome to the twenty eighth in our series of weekly puzzles.
This week’s puzzle is our second from regular blogger Bufo.
Category: Crosswords
Hints and tips for completing Daily Telegraph Cryptic crosswords
DT 26325 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26325 (Hints)
Big Dave’s Saturday Crossword Club
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As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them.
Don’t forget that you can give your assessment of the puzzle. Five stars if you thought it was great, one if you hated it, four, three or two if it was somewhere in between.
A full review of this puzzle will be published on Thursday, 26th August.
Toughie 410
Toughie No 410 by Micawber
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
I thoroughly enjoyed this one. It was a real toughie but very accessible. The clues were all perfectly fair and I could understand them all after a little thought.
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought. You can also add your assessment by selecting from one to five stars at the bottom of the post.
ST 2549
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2549
A full analysis by Peter Biddlecombe
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
A very easy one for me, partly because I saw through 1A quickly.
DT 26324
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26324
Hints and Tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
A pleasant, gentle stroll from Giovanni today should please the Clueless Club. I wavered between two and three stars for difficulty, but I had no doubt about the four stars for entertainment because it has many enjoyable and amusing clues. Let us know what you thought of it by leaving a comment.
If, in spite of the hints, you still need to see an answer, just highlight the space between the brackets under the relevant clue.
Toughie 409
Toughie No 409 by Kcit
Where Have All the Anagrams Gone by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
I had no real difficulty with this one. The anagram lovers will be feeling a little deprived because there’s only one in the entire puzzle.
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought. You can also add your assessment by selecting from one to five stars at the bottom of the post.
DT 26319
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26319
A full review by Crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Like quite a few fellow solvers, it took me a while to get into the swing of this Cephas puzzle – I do believe he is making us work harder these days. I wasn’t entirely convinced I had enjoyed the process when I finished but there is something about writing the review that makes you appreciate the clues more than at first read through, and the realisation that I have actually noticed the pangram always makes me feel good.
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought. You can also add your assessment by selecting from one to five stars at the bottom of the post.
DT 26323
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26323
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
This was a mundane plodding sort of puzzle from which I derived very little pleasure.
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought. You can also add your assessment by selecting from one to five stars at the bottom of the post.
Toughie 408
Toughie No 408 by Giovanni
Drunk and Drunk Again
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle which is a proper Toughie and has some cracking clues, although I think that there’s an error in 3d.
Let us have your opinion of it in a comment, and please don’t forget to click on one of the stars below to indicate how well you liked it.
DT 26322
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26322
Hints and tips by Crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **/***
I took a while to get into today’s Jay puzzle, the downs falling into place quicker than the acrosses but in the end it only took me a couple of minutes longer than usual to solve. I have based the difficulty rating partly on my initial struggle and partly on how hard it was to work out why I had the answer I had! There are a nice mix of clues, including several to please the anagram fans.
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought. You can also add your assessment by selecting from one to five stars at the bottom of the post.