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DT 29915 (Hints)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29915 (Hints)

The Saturday Crossword Club

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It’s me again.  Britain runs of rail (is/was a tag line for rail operations) – but only if Tilsit is in a call centre helping passengers after a major storm has caused chaos.… Continue reading

Toughie 2804

Toughie No 2804 by Sparks

Hints and tips by Halcyon

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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***

Dutch has become unexpectedly unavailable to blog today and CrypticSue (you can see Crypticsue’s blog below – BD) has suffered a power cut.… Continue reading

DT 29914

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29914

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Good morning from South Staffs, where after a bright and breezy start, Storm Eunice is starting to make its presence felt.… Continue reading

DT 29909

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29909

A full review by Rahmat Ali

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This puzzle was published on 12th Feb 2022

BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Greetings from Kolkata. A slightly tougher Saturday puzzle from Cephas that I liked solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind reading and important feedback.
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Toughie 2803

Toughie No 2803 by Kcit

Hints and tips by Gazza

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment **

Even taking into consideration the fact that I solved this whilst watching the curling from Beijing I didn’t think this had much in the way of sparkle.… Continue reading

DT 29913

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29913

Hints and tips by Stephen L

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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****

Good morning everyone from a sunny South Devon where it’s been a case of “storm, what storm” he says smugly.… Continue reading

Toughie 2802

Toughie No 2802 by Micawber

Hints and tips by crypticsue

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BD Rating – Difficulty *Enjoyment ****

Sadly, we don’t get Micawber Toughies very often but when they do appear, they are always well worth the wait Continue reading “Toughie 2802”

DT 29912

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29912

Hints and tips by 2Kiwis

BD Rating – Difficulty *** Enjoyment ****

Kia ora from Aotearoa.

Last week we spoke about a moist tropical weather system that drenched much of New Zealand. This proved to be just a pipe-opener as it was followed a few days after our last blog by an even bigger and windier tropical system that was the remnants of Cyclone Dovi.… Continue reading