A Puzzle by Jams
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Sunday Toughie 141 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 141
by Zandio
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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I managed to get hold of this at about 11:20 last night and had it largely filled in by Midnight, some not-too-tricky parsing and a bit of formatting and I was off to the land of nod fairly early on.
We have 14a and 14d clues today and I have hinted half, A couple of lurkers and anagrams both whole and partial should fill most of the gaps but I will try and give a bonus hint for clues that didn’t make the cut
Here we go…
EV 1663 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1663 (Hints)
The Right Fit by Piccadilly
Hints and tips by Phibs
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I thought I’d throw ChatGPT a bit of a curveball, so I asked, “What might a sentence described as ‘apt’ that is concealed in a crossword puzzle entitled ‘The Right Fit’ be?”
ST 3285 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3285 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where Autumn has taken full control and words like fr*st and sn*w are already ‘creeping’ into weather forecasts.
For me, and I stress for me, Dada about as friendly as he has ever been – seven anagrams (two partials), no lurkers, and one homophone all in a value for money symmetric 32 clues; with 16 hints, ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid, you should be able to get the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues. … Continue reading
NTSPP 765
DT 30737 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30737 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by crypticsue)
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Toughie 3352
Toughie No 3352 by Elgar
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
DT 30736
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30736
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Today we have a fine puzzle from the setter who fills his grid with every letter but X. Lots of smiles during the solve as numerous pennies dropped due to the excellent misdirection in many clues. Continue reading "DT 30736"
DT 30731 (full review)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30731
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 28th September 2024
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata.… Continue reading
Toughie 3351
Toughie No 3351 by Prime
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
This is the first time I’ve had the pleasure of blogging a Prime Toughie and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience.… Continue reading