Sunday Toughie No 85 by
Robyn
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 10th of September 2023
Category: Crosswords
Hints and tips for completing Daily Telegraph Cryptic crosswords
ST 3229 (full review)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3229
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 10th Sep 2023
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. Once again an enjoyable solve from Dada this Sunday and now I present to you a full review of his puzzle.… Continue reading
Toughie No 3133
Toughie No 3133 by Donnybrook
Hints and tips by StephenL
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BD Rating – Difficulty */**– Enjoyment ****
Hello everyone from a very blustery South Devon coast.
DT 30409
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,409
Hints and tips by Huntsman
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***/****
Well I guess autumn has arrived with a damp couple of days in store. I’m checking out a variety of weather apps to see if we can get away with a round of golf at 2pm without getting soaked.… Continue reading
DT 30408
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30408
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hola from Almoradí where the long, hot summer is finally drawing to a close. Temps most afternoons now are only 32°C at most and some days haven’t topped 30.… Continue reading
Rookie Corner 493
Sunday Toughie 86 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 86
by Zandio
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Zandio gave me a 10a on Sunday Toughie solving last night, I had to go to the land of nod before all the parsings came to me but a good seven hours kip has thrown light on the trickier parts – pipe up if you disagree with my hints and ask away if you want an extra nudge on the unhinted clues
Zandio has given us 16a and 14d clues today and I have hinted half
Here we go…
EV 1608 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1608 (Hints)
More than Meets the Eye by Kcit
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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Kcit needs no introduction for EV solvers. Dave Hennings’ crossword database tells us that he has been setting them since 1993. We know he will give us a challenge with demanding clues, often with some musical connection.… Continue reading
ST 3230 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3230 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where, on Wednesday, my duvet came out of the closet!
For me, and I stress for me, Dada quirky today, four long ‘uns and plenty of anagrams which may or may not help – seven (four partials) plus one lurker, and no homophones – all in a symmetric 28 clues; with 14 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid, you should be able to get the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues.… Continue reading