Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2509 – Hints
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Sunday has come round again, and here is yet another in this long run of excellent puzzles.
Don’t forget that you can give your assessment of the puzzle. Five stars if you thought it was great, one if you hated it, four, three or two if it was somewhere in between.
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them.
A full review of this puzzle will be published at 12.00 on Friday, 13th November (lucky for some!).
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2508 – Hints
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
This one is not quite as challenging as several recent Sunday prize puzzles, but still a very enjoyable one to solve.
Don’t forget that you can give your assessment of the puzzle. Five stars if you thought it was great, one if you hated it, four, three or two if it was somewhere in between.
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them.
A full review of this puzzle will be published at 12.00 on Friday, 6th November (Peter Biddlecombe is still on holiday).
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2507 – Hints
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Another delightful Sunday prize puzzle – I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Don’t forget that you can give your assessment of the puzzle. Five stars if you thought it was great, one if you hated it, four, three or two if it was somewhere in between.
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them.
A full review of this puzzle will be published at 12.00 on Friday, 30th October (Peter Biddlecombe is on holiday).
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2506 – Hints
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
If you found last Sunday’s puzzle a bit on the tough side, then this one is a little easier.
Don’t forget that you can give your assessment of the puzzle. Five stars if you thought it was great, one if you hated it, four, three or two if it was somewhere in between.
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them.
Peter Biddlecombe’s full review of this puzzle will be published at 12.00 on Friday, 23rd October.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2505 – Hints
Are They Getting Harder?
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
If you’ve woken up this morning feeling a bit under the weather you’ll probably need a good supply of caffeine to give you the strength to tackle this puzzle. It’s a real challenge, and it seems to me that it’s approaching the standard of a Toughie, but all the clues are impeccably constructed and I really enjoyed battling with it.
As usual, we don’t publish answers for the prize puzzles until the entry deadline has passed. Below are a few hints for some of the more interesting clues, to help you get started.
All comments are appreciated, but please do not include any full or partial answers.
Peter Biddlecombe’s full review of this puzzle will be published at 12.00 on Friday, 16th October.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2504 – Hints
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Once again a highlight of the week, it’s a pity that more people don’t do these Sunday puzzles.
Don’t forget that you can give your assessment of the puzzle. Five stars if you thought it was great, one if you hated it, four, three or two if it was somewhere in between.
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them.
Peter Biddlecombe’s full review of this puzzle will be published at 12.00 on Friday, 9th October.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2503
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
If I were to do only one of the Telegraph’s regular puzzles each week it would be this one. Worth the cost of the newspaper on its own and certainly worth the cost of a week’s subscription to CluedUp
Leave a comment telling us what you thought. You can also add your assessment by selecting from one to five stars at the bottom of the post.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2502 – Hints
Selected hints by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
I was surprised that Peter Biddlecombe thought that last Sunday’s puzzle was quite easy, but then he is a former Times Crossword Champion. I found this one moderately difficult but very enjoyable. I have added a few hints, but I rather expect that some of you may be struggling with a number of these clues.
Don’t forget that you can give your assessment of the puzzle. Five stars if you thought it was great, one if you hated it, four, three or two if it was somewhere in between.
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them.
Peter Biddlecombe’s full review of this puzzle will be published at 12.00 on Friday, 25th September.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2501 – Hints
Selected hints by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
These Sunday puzzles just keep getting better. This one is somewhere between a standard daily puzzle and a Toughie in terms of difficulty.
Don’t forget that you can give your assessment of the puzzle. Five stars if you thought it was great, one if you hated it, four, three or two if it was somewhere in between.
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them.
Peter Biddlecombe’s full review of this puzzle will be published at 12.00 on Friday, 18th September.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2500 – Hints
Selected hints by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
We asked for a special crossword for number 2500, and here it is. The best single tip for solving this puzzle is to read the clue for 25 across first, then you will have an idea of the theme and where it is featured. And don’t forget to heed the warning given:
(WARNING: Two answers in this special 2500th puzzle require numbers as well as letters. The figure zero must be entered as a capital O.)
Don’t forget that you can give your assessment of the puzzle. Five stars if you thought it was great, one if you hated it, four, three or two if it was somewhere in between.
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them.
Peter Biddlecombe’s full review of this puzzle will be published at 12.00 on Friday, 11th September.
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