Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30737 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by crypticsue)
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Category: Prize Crossword Hints
Sunday Toughie 140 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 140
by Robyn
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Robyn a little tougher than we get in his Monday guise (3d!) – but that is as it should be for a Sunday Toughie. I had a bit of trouble parsing a few (14a and 25a) but I think I have them now
Four different ways of indicating outer letters (4a 10a 24a and 3d) but they all work for me and some nice computer-related surfaces too, I was working with a high-level Windows user in 14a for a while until I chucked it out of the window
We have 14a and 14d clues and I have hinted half, I hope you find the checkers to finish this puzzle but I will remain on hand with a bonus nudge if you are stuck
Here we go…
EV 1662 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1662 (Hints)
Invaders by Vismut
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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This is Vismut’s twentieth EV crossword and in the seven years that she has been setting thematic cryptic crosswords, we have seen them in the IQ, EV, Listener and Magpie series. We still remember with delight her ‘Pretty Lights’ EV and know that her crosswords introduce us to activities and scenes from her home area and to literary themes.… Continue reading
ST 3284 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3284 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where, after a couple of Autumnal days, Summer ‘returned’ with days of sunshine and temperatures in the middle/high 20s but it looks like Autumn will ‘regain control’ starting tomorrow!
For me, and I stress for me, Dada better than last week – there was only one of him – completed at a steady pace – six anagrams (two partials), two lurkers, and no homophones all in a slightly asymmetric 30 clues; with 15 hints, ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid, you should be able to get the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues. … Continue reading
DT 30731 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30731 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by crypticsue)
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Sunday Toughie 139 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 139
by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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A lovely Spoonerism to start that I found most toothsome, I sailed through most of these but came to a grinding halt when my lack of gardening knowledge became apparent (25a particularly but 15d tested me as well)
Lots to like today but I did find 1a and 18d most toothsome with 8a and 5d fighting for the bronze
I have hinted at half of 14a and 14d clues but a nudge for some of the unhinted clues may be possible if I can manage it
Here we go, Folks…
EV 1661 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1661 (Hints)
Pig Latin by Chalicea
Hints and tips by Phibs
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As I understand it, translation into Pig Latin involves an initial consonant (or group of consonants) being moved to the end of a word, and the suffix -ay being added, so Phibs becomes Ibsphay and crossword is osswordcray.
ST 3283 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3283 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg – Autumn has begun but not before we had some late Summer Prairie Thunderstorms with a Tornado here and there!
For me, and I stress for me, Dada somewhat Jekyll and Hyde, off to a flying start and then I came to an almost dead stop – four long ‘uns, three anagrams (two partials), two lurkers, and no homophones all in an symmetric 28 clues; with 14 hints, ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid, you should be able to get the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues. … Continue reading
DT 30725 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30725 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by crypticsue)
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Sunday Toughie 138 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 138
by Zandio
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Zandio with a not-too-tuff tuffie today, not much harder than his Friday back pager. I hope I haven’t dropped a catch by changing from Go West and a cricket catch to a more obvious place to go in 3a but I am sure the answer is correct even if my parsing fails
We have 14a and 14d clues today and I have hinted half. If you remember the maxim “when in doubt look for a lurker you should get enough checkers to fill the lights
Here we go…