Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3334 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg and welcome to the Sunday Edition of Big Dave’s Book Crossword Club 
(Check Comment 16 in yesterday’s blog if you think I have lost my marbles, which I probably have.)
I feel a little sorry for the Wallaroos only being allowed to score one try yesterday. I wonder if Scotland will be allowed to score more than that today.
For me, and I stress for me,© Dada quirky with some strange indicators and causing me a few problems in the NW – 7 anagrams (3 partials), no lurkers, and no homophones all in a slightly asymmetric 30 clues; with 15 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid, you should/might 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 31031 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by crypticsue)
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Sunday Toughie No 189
by Light
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Although I had a full grid in relatively quick time, parsing some took a bit of kip to allow them to dawn on me. A couple of football references and to one who wrote about that particular football club. A couple of references to orthodontics too. 25a was probably my favourite but much sniggering was had when revising the poet in 12a.
Now, which ones do I hint, “Ay, there’s the rub”? I have probably been a bit overgenerous in hints so I hope there are enough to give you the checkers to finish today.
Here we go, Folks…
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Enigmatic Variations 1711 (Hints)
Lullaby by Charybdis
Hints and tips by Gabriel / Jpeg
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I hope you are wide awake for this puzzle, because Charybdis challenges us by wanting us to sleep dreamily.… Continue reading
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3333 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg with a perfectly palindromic puzzle number (very Mary Poppins) – I wonder if we have any Numerologists in our company who can offer any wisdom that may exist on such a number/string of numbers.
I hope that Daisygirl is sitting down when she reads this – on Thursday, it was so cold (high temperature of 8.9 degrees), wet, and miserable that I had to give the Red Scarf an early outing!
For me, and I stress for me,© Dada very friendly, but with a couple of clues along with the number of anagrams that might raise some ire, 8 anagrams (5 partials), 2 lurkers, and no homophones all in symmetric 28; 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 31025 (Hints)
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Sunday Toughie No 188
by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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proXimal returns with what I found quite tricky, but maybe I was distracted by the tribute to Van Morrison on the BBC last night. It finished at about 01:30 this morning, and it was a close-run thing to parse some before the end.
14a and 16d clues today, and I have hinted at half. I am not too 22a that there are quite a few clues in the SW that remain unhinted, but I hope you find the checkers to fill the grid. A bonus nudge may be available if you ask.
Here we go, Folks…
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Enigmatic Variations 1710 (Hints)
Immutable by Vismut
Hints and tips by Phibs
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Always keen to steal a march on the setter, I told Claude, “A themed crossword puzzle asks us to identify an ‘immutable’ character, and we are required to add coloured circles into the completed grid. Who or what might this immutable character be?”
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3332 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg on this last day of Meteorological Summer. Personally, I am old fashioned so ‘my’ Summer will end Astronomically on the Autumnal Equinox in 22 days time.
For me, and I stress for me,© Dada still friendly, with a grid that is slightly more ‘wonky’ than the one from two weeks ago, with 3 non-anagram long ‘uns, 6 anagrams (5 partials), 2 lurkers (one reversed), and 1 homophone all in 29 clues in a very asymmetric grid; 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 31019 (Hints)
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