Tech by Domini
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Sunday Toughie 119 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 119
by Robyn
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Phew That was a proper Toughie. Fortunately, the delay in getting the new site to upload didn’t happen and I managed to start this shortly after midnight. I managed to fill the grid by about 01:30 and after a first stab at parsing I slipped off to the land of nod just before an antipodean email sympathised with my plight (thanks to the 2K’s I hope to hear your views when you wake)
The new site no longer confirms a correct gridfill so I may have answers different to yours, I cannot hint as many as I would like so If you disagree with any of my hints or want to discuss alternative answers I will be lenient with the red pencil of doom today
The change of website and the difficulty level appear to be an attempt to reduce the number of correct entries, so maybe the Mythical™(Steve Cowling) is a little more likely
Quite a lot of Greeks today of varying levels of obscurity and after a conversation with my wine merchant on Friday I recall that today is Greek Orthodox Easter (Thanks Christos) Maybe Robyn is also celebrating Easter by the Julian Calendar
We have 14a and 14d clues today and I will try to keep the hints down to half
Here we go…
EV 1641 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1641 (Hints)
Annual Event by Chalicea
Hints and tips by Phibs
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My fellow blogger surely needs no introduction, but I thought I’d ask Gemini “Who or what is Chalicea?”.
ST 3263 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3263 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where the ‘gentle soaking’ rain has continued. It ought to make the farmers happy but that would be a first and I am not going to put a Toonie, not even a Loonie, on it.… Continue reading
NTSPP 743
DT 30605 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30605 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by crypticsue)
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Toughie 3264
Toughie No 3264 by Elgar
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
Lots of very clever clues here
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DT 30604
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30604
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Solid puzzle today, with tight cryptic grammar and nice surfaces, and a good number of smiles. Continue reading "DT 30604"
DT 30599 (full review)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30599
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 27th Apr 2024
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Kolkata. A nice Saturday puzzle from the setter that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and precious feedback.
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Toughie 3263
Toughie No 3263 by Beam
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
It’s Beam on duty today and he’s been pretty gentle with us. Thanks to him.
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