Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29713
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
I’m deputising for Pommers today as he is travelling around southern Spain.… Continue reading
Category: Crosswords
Hints and tips for completing Daily Telegraph Cryptic crosswords
Rookie Corner – 377
EV 1493 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1493 (Hints)
Cell by Oxymoron
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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Oxymoron (also known as Schadenfreude) was the favourite setter for many solvers, producing crosswords for all the major thematic cryptic outlets for over 33 years and compiling those in the Cambridge University CAM magazine. Sadly, this will be the 72nd and last of the Oxymoron ones in the EV series. Continue reading “EV 1493 (Hints)”
ST 3114 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3114 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where we achieved the Province’s vaccination target for the first phase of reopening a week early, 70%+ of all Manitobans age 12 and above to have received their 1st vaccination dose, and 25%+ to have received their 2nd vaccination dose, so, yesterday, we cautiously ‘first phase reopened’ a week early. … Continue reading
NTSPP – 594
DT 29712 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29712 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club
Hosted by Tilsit
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Greetings from Warrington, where we seem to be stuck in a weather cycle of neither one thing nor the other. Continue reading “DT 29712 (Hints)”
Toughie 2668
Toughie No 2668 by Notabilis
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
It’s pleasure to blog a Notabilis again, it feels like it has been a while.… Continue reading
DT 29711
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29711
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs. I’m rather busy today, so no pictures or music, I’m afraid.… Continue reading
DT 29706
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29706
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 19 Jun 2021
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A really challenging Saturday puzzle from the setter yet enjoyable. I rejoiced in solving insofar as in writing thereafter a full review on it for your kind perusal and feedback. Continue reading “DT 29706”
Toughie 2667
Toughie No 2667 by Micawber
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
It’s always a great pleasure to get a Micawber puzzle to blog.… Continue reading