Toughie No 780 by Firefly
Great Expectations
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
This is an enjoyable but fairly meaty Toughie – I struggled with the SE corner where the last few clues took me as long as the rest of the puzzle put together. The last time I blogged a Firefly Toughie I missed the fairly obvious theme – I’ve looked a bit harder at this one but can’t spot anything (famous last words). Thanks to Firefly for the entertainment.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26879
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from the Vega Baja. The usual excellent stuff to brighten up an already bright and sunny Wednesday morning! Maybe I’m just in a good mood today but I really enjoyed this puzzle even though it didn’t last long. As is often the case with a Jay puzzle it’s probably better to start with the downs – on first pass through I got 5 of the acrosses but then 12 of the downs and for once the two long anagrams fell quickly!
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Monthly Prize Puzzle
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Don’t miss our very new Prize Puzzle which is being launched this Saturday!
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Toughie No 779 by Excalibur
Surprise, Surprise!
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Yes, I was surprised as this is not a bad puzzle. A few minor quibbles, but overall a big improvement on recent crosswords from this setter.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26878
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Most of the clues today are fairly straightforward but the compiler has thrown in a few trickier ones (18a and 7d, for example) to keep us on our toes and there are also a couple where a bit of general knowledge is required, so I’ve upped the difficulty rating to three stars. Let us know how you got on.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26877
Hints and tips by Libellule
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
An enjoyable but not over taxing Rufus crossword to start the week.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2641 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the more difficult clues and provide hints for them.
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Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 120
A Puzzle by Radler
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A puzzle from NTSPP regular Radler with a mini-theme
A review by Prolixic follows below.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26876 (Hints)
Big Dave’s Crossword Club
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As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, an assortment of clues, including some of the more difficult ones, have been selected and hints provided for them.
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Toughie No 778 by Micawber
Magical Mystery Tour
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
What a week of Toughies for me – first Dada, then Notabilis and now Tilsit has gifted me a Micawber while he goes to chat up the nurses at the hospital. And what a great puzzle it is.
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