Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3328 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where the heat, humidity, and smoke continue – roll on September when it should start cooling down.
For me, and I stress for me,© after yesterday’s GCHQ brain mangling normal service has been restored! Dada quite friendly with 6 anagrams (two partials), two lurkers, and two homophones all in an almost symmetric 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. And, remember, my electronic blue pencil is at the ready and the Naughty Step is OPEN!
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30995 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by crypticsue)
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Sunday Toughie No 183
by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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A classic proXimal toughie, with a Spoonerism to start and a couple of compound anagrams that I enjoyed solving last night.
14a and 14d clues, and I have hinted half. I hope you find the checkers you need, but will provide a nudge if it keeps you away from DanWord and the like.
Over the last few weeks, we have had quite a few clues for which the data-miners suggest alternative answers. I hope my readers don’t rely on them. I have had reports of a large number of entries received at Telegraph Towers that prefer to believe DodgyDan and the like. The sole purpose of these sites is to sell advertising and other clickbait, maybe try the interactive guide to solving that the DT are doing for the Centenary instead.
For new solvers, there will be an interactive guide on solving cryptic crosswords published on the day of the centenary itself: July 30. On the same day, drop in to Waterloo Station if you happen to be near it for an immersive Telegraph Puzzles event. There will even be a Matt cartoon.
Here we go, Folks…
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Enigmatic Variations 1705 (Hints)
Oath by Shark
Hints and tips by Gabriel
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Uncertainty is always challenging: many of the clues have a misprint (19/34) which means we have to constantly assess and monitor clue type while solving. … Continue reading
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3327 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, on Monday, I had my annual MOT. Apparently, there is life in the old dog yet, although that is subject to the analysis of the contents of my left arm after it is ‘drained’ tomorrow and a more comprehensive test, probing my nether regions, on a date to be determined.
For me, and I stress for me,© I can’t recall using this descriptor for a Dada puzzle before, a curate’s egg – four long uns, a plethora of ten anagrams (somewhat ameliorated by six partials), two lurkers, and no homophones all in a 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. And, remember, my electronic blue pencil is at the ready and the Naughty Step is OPEN!
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30989 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by crypticsue)
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Sunday Toughie No 182
by Zandio
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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A veritable herd of Wildebeest today and I really enjoyed it. When we were heading across the plain with nyala and gnu’s, I was sure we were heading to the Serengeti.
Some quite tricky constructions have hit the cutting room floor, I will try and give a nudge if you are struggling. Zandio brought us some devious manipulation of Roman numerals in his Friday backpager, and a similar (unhinted) construction appears again.
5d and 18a share the second step on my podium, just below 15a – which did you like?
Lurkers and anagrams are largely unhinted, and I have hinted 6 across and 8 down of an even 28 clues today. I hope you find enough checkers to find the rest.
Here We Go…
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Enigmatic Variations 1704 (Hints)
Alchemy by Miles
Hints and tips by Phibs
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Although my college days were a very long time ago, the subject that I ‘studied’ (the inverted commas are entirely appropriate, I’m afraid) was already known as Chemistry, and my experiments involving transmutation were carried out solely on a multiplicity of alcoholic beverages, with results that were as predictable as they were consistent.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3326 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where the heat, humidity, and smoke continue!
For me, and I stress for me©, Dada quirkily friendly – four long uns around the perimeter, six anagrams (two partials), two lurkers, and one homophone all in a symmetric 32 clues; with 16 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid, you should be able to get the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues. And, remember, my electronic blue pencil is at the ready and the Naughty Step is OPEN!
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30983 (Hints)
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