Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2615 (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.
NTSPP – 093 (Review)
Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 093
A Puzzle by Alchemi
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A welcome back to Alchemi with his second puzzle on these pages. As an added treat, his debut crossword on Alberich’s crossword site is also available here:
http://www.alberichcrosswords.com/pages/alchemi.html
Today’s crossword was enjoyable. I have highlighted my favourite clues in blue. There were perhaps too many anagrams in the wordplay, but for those who like them in abundance, this crossword will be right up your street.
NTSPP – 093
Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 093
A Puzzle by Alchemi
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Welcome to the latest in our series of weekly puzzles.
This week we have our second puzzle from Alchemi (and there are more in the pipeline!).
DT 26714 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26714 (Hints)
The Saturday 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.
Toughie 670
Toughie No 670 by Notabilis
A collection of things!
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
I tend to run out of superlatives when reviewing a Notabilis puzzle. This one hits exactly the right mark for the Toughie genre … and there’s a Nina running along the long diagonals to boot!
ST 2614
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2614
A full review by Crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
One of the many ways my crosswording  life improved after I ‘found’ Big Dave and his blog was that I became a regular solver and then a fortnightly  reviewer of the Sunday puzzle.   This week’s offering was another candidate for best puzzle of the week, containing the excellent clueing, trademark hidden words and a few d’oh moments too.  My top favourites are marked in blue.
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DT 26713
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26713
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Another Friday, another Giovanni puzzle. How did you get on with it?
If you want to see an answer just run your cursor through the space between the brackets under the clue.
DT 26708
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26708
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating –Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Morning All!. Last Saturday’s puzzle marked the 25th Anniversary of the first puzzle published in the Daily Telegraph by Cephas, a.k.a. Peter Chamberlain. In retrospect this means that I have probably solved more of his puzzles than any other setter’s. His style is very recognisable and sits well with the ‘Prize Puzzle’ ethos in the Telegraph being consistent, enjoyable, sometimes tricky but never absolutely fiendish in style (although he often sets harder puzzles in the Toughie). This puzzle was pretty much archetypal in this regard.
Toughie 669
Toughie No 669 by Warbler
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Another puzzle that I didn’t find to be a genuine Toughie. That makes four Thursdays in a row that I’ve had an easy time of it. I had no problems with this one and didn’t stall once during the solving. I think the large number of anagrams was a big help.
DT 26712
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26712
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
Two difficulty ratings again – the first for those that enjoy Ray T’s puzzles and the second for those that don’t!