Category: Crosswords
Hints and tips for completing Daily Telegraph Cryptic crosswords
Toughie 2682
Toughie No 2682 by Logman
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment **
Logman’s Toughie Continue reading “Toughie 2682”
DT 29733
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29733
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
The Kiwis are away this week so I am stepping in. Fortunately there was nothing too tricky in this, yet another excellent Wednesday puzzle. Continue reading “DT 29733”
ST 3116
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3116
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 11th July 2021
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Another Sunday puzzle from Dada Continue reading “ST 3116”
Toughie 2681
Toughie No 2681 by Gila
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from the St George hotel in sunny Harrogate. Today’s puzzle from Gila is an interesting mix of easy anagrams and harder to solve clues. Just about the right level for a Tuesday Toughie. Continue reading “Toughie 2681”
DT 29732
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29732
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. I was finding this puzzle typically Tuesdayish until I got hung up for a while on a cluster of clues down in the SW. A peek at the Chambers Crossword Dictionary provided the inspiration needed to complete the grid fill. I thought there were a few particularly clever clues sprinkled throughout the grid. All in all, the solve was good fun. Continue reading "DT 29732"
DT 29731
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29731
Hints and tips by Falcon
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Ottawa, where the weather has been variable but, fortunately, most weekends have enjoyed rather good weather.… Continue reading
Rookie Corner 380
MPP 110 Review
Monthly Prize Puzzle No 110 – Review
July 2021
Twingram – A Puzzle by Phibs
The instructions said: I intended that every letter of the alphabet should appear twice in at least one entry. Predictably, something has gone wrong, but I think the problem can be fixed by changing one letter in the grid.… Continue reading
EV 1496 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1496 (Hints)
The European One by Vismut
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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Vismut bexame one of the rare lady setters of advanced cryptic crosswords three years ago and her compilations have appeared in the Listener, the Magpie, the Inquisitor series and the EV.… Continue reading