Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29821
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from the Vega Baja where we’re having a spell of unseasonably warm weather. Yesterday we had 30°C and I had to dig out a pair of shorts which had been put away for the winter about three weeks ago. The forecast is for high twenties for the next few days so I’m not complaining.
Maybe it’s just me but I thought today’s puzzle was a tad trickier than recent Mondays have been but it has the usual elegance of clueing and enough gimmes to get you a toehold. I thoroughly enjoyed it and hope you did too.
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Cows and Bulls by Madcap
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Enigmatic Variations 1511 (Hints)
Encounter by Vagans
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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What a pleasure to welcome a new setter to the Enigmatic Variations series – though Vagans is already very active as a solver – usually the very first one to react and make constructive comments when the hints appear at noon on Sundays.… Continue reading
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3132 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where the fluffy white stuff is starting to ‘creep’ into weather forecasts!… Continue reading
NTSPP 612
“The Memorial Ground” by Elgar
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29820 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by Gazza)
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Tilsit is busy at work once again so you’re stuck with me for today’s hints.… Continue reading
Toughie No 2740 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
A gentle and most enjoyable puzzle from Osmosis, who seems to have grown an aversion to X,Y,Z, & Q.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29819
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a blustery autumn day.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29814
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 23rd Oct 2021
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Kolkata. A nice Saturday puzzle from the setter that I rejoiced in solving insofar as in writing thereafter a review of the same for your kind perusal and precious feedback.
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Toughie No 2739 by Firefly
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **
You’ll like this puzzle if you enjoy anagrams because my anagram counter reached double figures.… Continue reading