Toughie No 2678 by Serpent
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
Serpent has given us a proper Toughie to solve this grey and gloomy Wednesday morning. Continue reading “Toughie 2678”
Category: Crosswords
Hints and tips for completing Daily Telegraph Cryptic crosswords
DT 29727
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29727
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Another beautiful crisp white frost here today. As it is school and varsity holiday time most of our family are away at the South Island ski fields.… Continue reading
ST 3115
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3115
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 04 Jul 2021
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Kolkata. It gives me immense pleasure to present to you once again the full review of yet another Sunday puzzle for your kind perusal and valuable feedback. Dada has given us this time a slightly tougher than his usual puzzles, but overall it was an enjoyable one. Continue reading “ST 3115”
Toughie 2677
Toughie No 2677 by Donnybrook
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Another excellent Toughie from Donnybrook. All those mentions of food made me feel ready for lunch! Continue reading “Toughie 2677”
DT 29726
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29726
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. I thought this was a solid Tuesday puzzle that was free of obscurities. It made for an enjoyable solve. Continue reading "DT 29726"
DT 29725
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29725
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hola from the Vega Baja where we have a rather horrifying weather forecast!… Continue reading
Rookie Corner 379
EV 1495 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1495 (Hints)
The African One by Skylark
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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This will be Skylark’s third year of crossword compiling. She has set crosswords for the Magpie, the Listener, the Inquisitor series and the Enigmatic Variations series. A ladies’ month Inquisitor will be appearing shortly. Continue reading “EV 1495 (Hints)”
ST 3116 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3116 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, on Tuesday and almost 4 weeks early, we reached the August 1st vaccinations target, 75% one dose, 50% two doses, to ‘activate’ the second level of re-opening which will be announced in the next few days. … Continue reading