Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2484 – Hints
Selected Hints by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
I don’t always do this crossword, but if today’s is the standard which we can expect every week then I’ll be doing it regularly in future. I think it is excellent, and when selecting which interesting clues to give hints for, my problem was deciding which ones to leave out, rather than which ones to include. As usual a full analysis will appear next Thursday afternoon – in the meantime feel free to leave a comment, but please do not reveal any answers.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2483 – Hints
Selected hints by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Another Sunday puzzle to enjoy while sitting in the garden in the sunshine. I even forgave the setter for including the now obligatory place name!
For the weekend prize crosswords I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them. A full analysis of this puzzle will be available at 12.00 next Thursday, 14th May.
Some hints to get you started:
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2482 – Hints
Selected hints by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Sunday puzzles always used to be predictably bad, full of awkward constructs – now they are predictably good!
For the weekend prize crosswords I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them. A full analysis of this puzzle will be available at 12.00 next Thursday, 7th May.
Some hints to get you started:
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2481 – Hints
Selected hints by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
It looks like this change in style is here to stay. Once again we have a puzzle where the level of enjoyment is disproportionately higher than the difficulty.
For the weekend prize crosswords I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them. A full analysis of this puzzle will be available at 12.00 next Thursday, 30th April.
Some hints to get you started:
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2480 – Hints
Selected hints by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
For me,this was the most enjoyable Sunday puzzle in a long time. It was also proof that a puzzle doesn’t have to be fiendishly difficult to give satisfaction. Yes, it has one place name, but that place is both very well-known and uniquely defined by the wordplay.
For the weekend prize crosswords I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them. A full analysis of this puzzle will be available at 12.00 next Thursday, 23rd April.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2479 – Hints
Selected hints by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
A little easier this week – on a par with the average daily puzzle.
For the weekend prize crosswords I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them. A full analysis of this puzzle will be available at 12.00 next Thursday, 16th April.
Some hints to get you started: Continue reading “ST Cryptic No 2479 – Hints”
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2478 – Hints
Selected hints by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Another excellent Sunday puzzle, although I had to coax each answer out!.
For the weekend prize crosswords I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them. A full analysis of this puzzle will be available at 12.00 next Thursday, 9th April.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2477 – Hints
Selected hints by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
I now look forward to the Sunday puzzle, and this one didn’t disappoint.
For the weekend prize crosswords I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them. A full analysis of this puzzle will be available at 12.00 next Thursday, 2nd April.
Some hints to get you started: Continue reading “ST Cryptic No 2477 – Hints”
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2476
Selected hints by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
After a bit of light relief last Sunday, we are back with a hardish crossword. However, the improvement in the Sunday puzzles continues as there are no tenuous clues.
For the weekend prize crosswords I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them. A full analysis of this puzzle will be available at 12.00 next Thursday, March 26th.
Some hints to get you started: Continue reading “ST Cryptic No 2476 – Hints”
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2475
Selected hints by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
The Sunday puzzle really does seem to be changing – this one is a bit easier than those of recent weeks, but still enjoyable.
The Mine is getting still deeper – Musical Terms being the latest addition.
For the weekend prize crosswords I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them. A full analysis of this puzzle will be available at 12.00 next Thursday, March 19th.
Some hints to get you started: Continue reading “ST Cryptic No 2475 – Hints”