ScrewedUp News – Mar 21
Edition 11
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Mar 23 – I’m not sure when it happened, but Codewords No 1255 has now been updated, as usual it now has a completely different set of numbers.
It’s Saturday again, so it’s time for another edition of ScrewedUp News!!
If you try to access the Giant GK crossword No 12254 through the home page then, guess what? – yes, you get last week’s. You need to access it via one of the other pages, like “Play Puzzles”.
Also there are errors in GK Quick No 87 and Codewords No 1255:
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25882
Selected hints by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Nothing too obscure this Saturday, just a good honest prize puzzle. The usual few hints to get you started.
We will get Peter Biddlecombe’s view on this puzzle, and on the “cornery” grid that has been used, in his full review – to be published at 12.00 on Thursday, 26th March.
Next Monday a new reviewer joins the team. Tilsit will already be known to avid followers of fifteensquared, and his credentials include answering questions on Crosswords, as his specialist subject, on Mastermind.
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Toughie No 115 by Campbell
A good mix of easy and hard clues for this Toughie
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
This was a pleasant enjoyable puzzle which was a little above the average difficulty for a Toughie . The usual Toughie mix of familiar and unfamiliar words, with a smile or two along the way!
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25881
Hints and tips by Libellule
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Another enjoyable Friday crossword, a good mix of clue types, and complexity along with one new word for me.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2475 – Review
A full analysis by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
The Sunday puzzle has improved significantly over the last two or three weeks. This one was not as difficult as some of the earlier ones due, in part, to the noticeable lack of contentious clues.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25876 – Review
A full analysis by Peter Biddlecombe
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **
For me, this was rather a disappointing puzzle. I’m not mad keen on the grid, with some 7-letter answers with only 3 letters checked, though some others have 5 checked letters. And like some other DT grids, it’s all short words – the longest entry is 9 letters. It does have a good side – the shortest answer is 6 letters so we get a day off from ERATO and tricky little 4-letter words.
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Toughie No 114 by Osmosis
Pleasant Toughie of average difficulty
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
This was a pleasant enjoyable puzzle of average Toughie difficulty. If you can do the regular Daily Cryptic then you ought to be able to do this one, but it will probably take a liitle longer.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25880
Today’s hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Nothing too taxing or obscure and a few nicely-worded clues – what more could you want for a Thursday?
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Toughie No 113 by Busman
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
As Toughies go this one is pretty easy (it’s an ideal one to start on if you’re dipping your toe in such waters for the first time; just don’t expect them all to be as easy as this!). That said, there are a few cleverly-worded and enjoyable clues amongst the easy ones, and a distinct lack of very obscure words, which is a major benefit in my opinion.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25879
A little bit harder but nothing you can’t do
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
I found this one to be a little harder than usual, but on looking back at it I’m not sure why. As has been said before, some days you are on the same wavelength as the setter, other days it just doesn’t happen. Today for me was one of the latter.
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