Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3316 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, not helping with the wildfire situation, after a very pleasant 24 degrees yesterday the forecast is for 34 or 35 degrees today, tomorrow, and Tuesday and then the Mercury falls out of the bottom of the thermometer as we are forecast to ‘sink’ to 5 (yes five) degrees on Friday – fortunately the Red Scarf has not yet been put at the back of the wardrobe for the Summer.
For me, and I stress for me, in his own way, Dada quirkily friendly. Two long ‘uns, seven anagrams (all partials!), two lurkers (one reversed), and no homophones all in a symmetric 29 clues; with 14, plus 1 bonus, 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!
Candidates for favourite – 20a, 23a, 25a, 3d, 7d, and 16d.
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, a number of the more difficult clues have been selected and hints provided for them.
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Sunday Toughie No 171
by Beam
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Beam here with quite a friendly Sunday Toughie, all his trademarks are present and I dont think this will trouble solvers too much. I will endeavour to provide a nudge or two if your experience differs
We have 14a and 14d clues and I have hinted half.
Here we go, Folks…
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3315 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where it is truly shorts and tee shirts weather with 22 degrees yesterday, and forecast highs of 28 degrees for today, and 29 degrees tomorrow.
For me, and I stress for me, in his own way, Dada friendlier than NYDK was yesterday! One long ‘un, breaking the ‘anagram rule’ as usual with ten (five partials), I might have lost count, two lurkers, and one homophone all in a somewhat asymmetric 29 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!
Candidates for favourite – 16a, 19a, 1d, 3d, 8d, 17d, and 26d.
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, a number of the more difficult clues have been selected and hints provided for them.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3314 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where Springtime temperatures are fluctuating quite considerably – 20 degrees yesterday and 9 degrees forecast for Wednesday.
For me, and I stress for me, Dada almost as friendly as Cephas was yesterday! Three longish ‘uns, seven anagrams (four partials – three of three letters and one of four letters!!), one lurker (reversed), and two homophones all in an almost symmetric 27 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!
Candidates for favourite – 12a, 13a, 21a, 25a, 1d, 6d, 9d, and 14d.
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, a number of the more difficult clues have been selected and hints provided for them.
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Sunday Toughie No 169
by Light
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Happy Easter, folks…
I had to take a good, long look at the BRB to find the pigeon and the nut, that and a couple of dodgy parsings (1d) and new to me knowledge (9a) meant this was probably Light’s toughest Toughie to date (for me™)
We have 14a and 14d clues today and I have hinted half, a bonus nudge may be available if asked
Here we go, Folks…
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3313 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where we are four weeks into an election campaign which feels more like four months! One week to go.
For me, and I stress for me, at times during the solve I was not sure that this is a Dada production at all but I concluded that it is – two long ‘uns, six anagrams (no partials), one lurker, and no homophones all in a slightly asymmetric 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!
Candidates for favourite – 20a, 25a, 6d, and 21d.
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, a number of the more difficult clues have been selected and hints provided for them.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3312 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where my ‘heavy’ winter jacket is ‘on its way’ to the back of the wardrobe – tentatively – and the ‘lighter’ spring jacket got its first ‘outing’ on Thursday, but there is still a need for the Red Scarf and it is not being consigned to the back of the sock drawer yet. However, yesterday, going out for a Dim Sum lunch, my ‘extra light’ windbreaker jacket came out as the temperature climbed towards 17 degrees, but that may not last.
For me, and I stress for me, Dada quirkily friendly again, naturally with his own thesaurus at hand – two long ‘uns, six anagrams (three partials), one lurker, and two 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. And, remember, my electronic blue pencil is at the ready and the Naughty Step is OPEN!
Candidates for favourite – 1a, 12a, 26a, 2d, 4d, 9d, and 21d.
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, a number of the more difficult clues have been selected and hints provided for them.
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Sunday Toughie No 167
by Beam
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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I have come down with some sort of lurgy over the weekend and am not feeling my best. There seem to be quite a few chestnuts today but maybe I am just a grumpy bugger today
A generous 16a and 16d clues today and I have hinted half.
I will try and pop in if my mewling and puking allow
Here we go, Folks…
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3311 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where the meteorologists are trying to convince us that by this time next week we will be basking in +19 degrees! However, they have yet to make any predictions about pigs being able to fly!… Continue reading
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3310 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg from where I hope that in the UK, at zero dark thirty, you all woke briefly to advance your clocks by one hour to mark the start of British Summer Time! … Continue reading
