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DT Cryptic No 25912 – Hints

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25912 – Hints

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There’s not much I can say about this puzzle, other than this week there are no place names in it.  Girls’ names feature twice in the answers and once in the wordplay.  If it wasn’t for the self-imposed responsibility of producing some hints for this blog, I would be inclined to stop doing these Saturday puzzles altogether.

Peter Biddlecombe’s full review of this puzzle will be published at 12.00 on Thursday, 30th April.  I wish him well!

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DT Cryptic No 25906 – Hints

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25906 – Hints

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Just as I thought things were getting better it’s back to the bad old ways.  This weeks proper name count is five – two places, two boys and one girl.  The usual few hints to get you started.

Peter Biddlecombe’s full review of this puzzle will be published at 12.00 on St George’s Day – Thursday, 23rd April.

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DT Cryptic No 25900 – Hints

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25900 – Hints

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Things are getting better – just the one place name this week.  The puzzle is much the better for not having the names of any women, although one boy’s name does crop up in the wordplay.  If we could just get rid of those place names that are better suited to General Knowledge puzzles …. but perhaps I am dreaming!   The usual few hints to get you started.

Peter Biddlecombe’s full review of this puzzle will be published at 12.00 on Thursday, 16th April.

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DT Cryptic No 25894 – Hints

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25894 – Hints

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One place, one ship and a woman’s name this week, but they are nothing like as obscure as those of earlier weeks.  The usual few hints to get you started.

Peter Biddlecombe’s full review of this puzzle will be published at 12.00 on Thursday, 9th April.

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DT Cryptic No 25888 – Hints

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25888 – Hints

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Lesser known places make an unwelcome return, along with a woman’s name – another of my pet hates.  The usual few hints to get you started.

We will get Peter Biddlecombe’s view on this puzzle, in his full review – to be published at 12.00 on Thursday, 2nd April

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DT Cryptic No 25882 – Hints

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25882

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Nothing too obscure this Saturday, just a good honest prize puzzle.  The usual few hints to get you started.

We will get Peter Biddlecombe’s view on this puzzle, and on the “cornery” grid that has been used, in his full review – to be published at 12.00 on Thursday, 26th March.

Next Monday a new reviewer joins the team.  Tilsit will already be known to avid followers of fifteensquared, and his credentials include answering questions on Crosswords, as his specialist subject, on Mastermind.

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DT Cryptic No 25876 – Hints

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25876

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This is a moderately difficult puzzle, with one or two difficult words and a lesser known town in Somerset.  The usual few hints to get you started.

A full review of this puzzle,  by crossword blogging veteran Peter Biddlecombe, will be published at 12.00 on Thursday, 19th March.

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DT Cryptic No 25870 – Hints

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25870

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Today’s prize crossword is a little harder than recent Saturday puzzles, but mainly because of the use of place names in several of the answers, and in one case as part of the wordplay. The usual few hints to get you started.

A full review of this puzzle,  by crossword blogging veteran Peter Biddlecombe, will be published at 12.00 on Thursday, 12th March.

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DT Cryptic No 25864 – Hints

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25864

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It seems to be a regular occurrence that the Saturday puzzle is an easy one.  As this is a prize crossword, I will be publishing just a few hints to get you started.  A full review of this puzzle,  by crossword blogging veteran Peter Biddlecombe, will be published at 12.00 on Thursday, 5th March.

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DT Cryptic No 25858 – Hints

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25858

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We published a full review, by Libellule, of this puzzle yesterday when it was accidentally released online.  As our policy here is to provide hints only for the weekend prize crosswords that review has been removed, and will be reposted at 12.00 next Thursday,  February 26th.   Instead I have selected a few hints from that review.  This will mean that Peter Biddlecombe will have a week off and be back on Thursday, 5th March with a review of next Saturday’s puzzle.

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