Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29764
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
A tricky offering from Giovanni today. Continue reading “DT 29764”
Category: Crosswords
Hints and tips for completing Daily Telegraph Cryptic crosswords
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Toughie 2702
Toughie No 2702 by Musaeus
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ***
A nice level of Toughie difficulty from Musaeus with a crossword ideal for fans of anagrams! Continue reading “Toughie 2702”
DT 29763
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29763
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
A beautifully fine almost Spring day here. A very welcome change from the stormy conditions of a week or so ago.… Continue reading
ST 3121
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3121
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 15 Aug 2021
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. I again have the pleasure of writing a full review of yet another Sunday puzzle for your kind perusal and valuable feedback. Dada has again given us a bit tougher than his usual puzzles, but it was overall a worthwhile challenge inasmuch as an enjoyable one. Continue reading “ST 3121”
Toughie 2701
Toughie No 2701 by Gila
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
A delightful puzzle from Gila today which played very nicely until the end Continue reading “Toughie 2701”
DT 29762
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29762
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Tuesday. I would, as they say over here, bet dollars to donuts that today's puzzle is the work of our friend X-Type. No major holdups during the solve, although I did need the BRB to verify a couple of new words. But that's all good because both answers emerged from simply following the instructions provided by the wordplay, which is just as it should be. Continue reading "DT 29762"
DT 29761
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29761
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from a sunny Los Alacázares where we’ve been trying to evade the crazy heat of this August. Still, it got up to 38°C last Sunday so it’s not been much of a relief. However, we did get to see “La Vuelta a España” flash by last Saturday as they came through LA on stage 8. It doesn’t last very long but with all the cars, motor bikes and two helicopters for the TV coverage not to mention the riders themselves it’s a great spectacle, and the speed of the guys is impressive.
The crossword today is the usual Monday fare but perhaps leaning towards more cryptic definitions the usual. There’s a few anagrams and a couple of gimmes so I don’t think many of you will have to resort to these hints. Anyway they’re here if you do need some help.
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Rookie Corner 385
MPP 111 (Review)
Monthly Prize Puzzle No 111 – Review
Aug 2021
Song Title by Alchemi
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Congratulations to Anne Skipper for winning this month’s prize competition. Continue reading “MPP 111 (Review)”