Toughie No 668 by Elgar
Welcome to Wednesday – Why Not Stay a While?
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
A revolution in Toughieland? Yesterday we had an Elkamere-lite and today we have an Elgar ejected from his usual Friday slot. Not that I’m complaining, you understand – Elgar is a welcome visitor to Wednesdays and can always claim asylum here. He may not be quite at his most fiendish but the puzzle is still chock full of clever and witty clues and it was a joy to solve (and a repeated joy to blog). On top of that he’s given us two Ninas (and provided clues for them) and it’s a pangram. How are the Thursday and Friday puzzles going to match this?
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26711
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from the Vega Baja.  The usual excellent Wednesday fare, not too difficult but very enjoyable. I’ve given 2* for difficulty based on my solving time but it was very close to being 3*, so I guess some of you will disagree with me.
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Toughie No 667 by Elkamere
Pink fluffy slippers!
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Elkamere / Anax described this as a purring pussy of a puzzle and he was right. It proves that a puzzle does not have to be difficult to be enjoyable, but I must admit to preferring Anax with teeth to Elkamere with gums!
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26710
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Today’s puzzle provides an entertaining but not too strenuous workout (although it does contain one interesting phrase which is new to me). Let us know how you got on.
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Liverpool Street – October 2011
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I’ve added some photos to the blog’s Facebook page:
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26709
Hints and tips by Libellule
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Standard stuff from Rufus this morning although I didn’t think the cryptic defintions were as good as usual. I also had to do some serious thinking to remember the phrase at 8a.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2614 (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 – 092
Radler’s Risqué Puzzle
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Welcome back to Radler with a cheeky crossword whose theme was prophetically announced by Spindrift when commenting on today’s Daily Telegraph crossword. This is a crossword with several double entendres alluded to by the answer to the long across clues as 11, 17 and 15 across (a brilliant anagram for the theme which fits perfectly within it).
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Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 092
Radler’s Risqué Puzzle
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Welcome to the latest in our series of weekly puzzles.
This week we have another puzzle from Radler. What is Risqué about it? It’s all in the mind!
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26708 (Hints)
Today is a special celebration
25 years ago Cephas had his first Daily Telegraph crossword puzzle published
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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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