A Puzzle by Rahmat Ali
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Sunday Toughie 142 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 142
by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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The top half went in fairly fast for me but I slowed down considerably as I approached the end, the little ones gave the most parsing grief and I had to ask for help with the Burgundian’s covering
Plenty of signature proXimalisms today and a generous 15a and 16d clues today I have hinted just under half so have a bit of leeway with a bonus nudge if required – but beware the 9a piece of cake that Sue may provide for those that get sent to The Naughty Step – Sue said yesterday that the rather nice Victoria Sponge with Home-Made Plum Jam was reserved for the recuperating Mr CS – Get Well Soon
Here we go, Folks…
EV 1664 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1664 (Hints)
Downhill by Vagans
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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Dave Hennings’ Crossword Database tells us that this will be Vagans’ sixth EV crossword. Â … Continue reading
ST 3286 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3286 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg on our Thanksgiving Holiday weekend.
Today is something of a milestone Sunday. When our beloved leader introduced me as the Sunday blogger taking over from him – ST 2885 on February 5th, 2017 – he commented ‘In the eight years of the blog, prior to today, there have been 417 sets of Sunday Hints and I have done 401 of them, so it’s time to hand over the baton.’… Continue reading
NTSPP 766
DT 30743 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30743 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by crypticsue)
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Toughie 3356
Toughie No 3356 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Thanks to Sparks for what I thought was relatively straightforward for a Friday Toughie. It’s a pangram.
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DT 30742
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No Crossword 30742
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment **
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. A couple of clues in this nice puzzle resisted parsing for a while, which bumped the difficulty rating up to 4*. Continue reading "DT 30742"
DT 30737 (Full Review)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30737
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 5th October 2024
BD Rating –  Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****
Toughie 3355
Toughie No 3355 by Silvanus
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Silvanus is being fairly gentle with us today but as entertaining as ever. Thanks to him.
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