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DT 30750

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30750

Hints and tips by Falcon

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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***

Greetings from Ottawa, where summer has has graced us with an encore performance – sunny skies and daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.… Continue reading

Sunday Toughie 143 (Hints)

Sunday Toughie No 143


by Robyn

 

Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee

 

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A very friendly Toughie today, I started at **** and had it finished before midnight, Oops better redact myself as we don’t approve of solving times as it may deter new solvers who may be dipping a toe in Toughiedom for the first time.

14a and 14d clues today and I have restricted hints to 13 to enable me to offer a bonus hint to the first to ask

Here we go…

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EV 1665 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1665 (Hints)

Untitled by Luxor

Hints and tips by Phibs

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The credit for inventing the Alphabetical Jigsaw belongs to Araucaria, although his AJs were blocked puzzles with 26 unnumbered lights.

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ST 3287 (Hints)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3287 (Hints)

Hints and tips by Senf

A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where we are beginning to wake up to sub-zero temperatures.

Following on from part of my comments on Thursday and yesterday, starting tomorrow I am going to be off-line for ten to twelve days as I will be in the UK for important family matters.… Continue reading

DT 30749 (Hints)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30749 (Hints)

The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by Gazza)

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Crypticsue is having a well deserved day off so it’s down to me to provide a few hints for the Saturday Prize Puzzle.… Continue reading

DT 30748

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30748

Hints and tips by Mr K

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty *** Enjoyment ***

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday.  We have a fun puzzle today that felt a little different to the usual Friday offerings.  Continue reading "DT 30748"

DT 30743 (full review)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30743

A full review by Rahmat Ali

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This puzzle was published on 12th October 2024

BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

Greetings from Kolkata. A nice, entertaining Saturday puzzle from NYDK that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and important feedback.
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