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DT 29818

by StephenL  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29818

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

Good morning from South Devon.

I know a lot of you look forward (as I do) to your fortnightly battle with the “Thursday maestro” and although the difficulty can vary the quality of the puzzles is inevitably high Continue reading “DT 29818”

DT 29817

by 2Kiwis  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29817

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

Kia ora from Aotearoa.

A bit of extra challenge to put this together. Colin, who usually does all the technical stuff, has had another eye injection a few hours ago and so has very limited blurry vision for a while. However we will cope and beg forgiveness for any glitches.

All the usual Wednesday puzzle fun, with some tricky clues in the bottom half which took us into 3 star time.

Please leave a comment telling us how you got on.

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Toughie 2737

by Miffypops  

Toughie No 2737 by Robyn

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

Golly bongs, this  little beauty from Robyn took some sorting. Thanks for the tussle Robyn and please come back soon Continue reading “Toughie 2737”

DT 29816

by Mr K  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29816

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty *** -  Enjoyment ****

Hello, everyone.  I thought today's puzzle was just excellent. Lots of humour, tight cryptic grammar, smooth surfaces, a topical reference, fairly straightforward general knowledge requirements, and a nod to the compiler's boss. Does that feel familiar? I'd like to see more puzzles like this on a Tuesday, if the puzzles editor can arrange that.  Continue reading "DT 29816"