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DT 30447

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,447
Hints and tips by Shabbo

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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***


I found this quite tricky. A paucity of anagrams perhaps didn’t help, but it was slow and steady for me and I ended up jumping around the grid a bit in search of a decent foothold.… Continue reading

Toughie 3158

Toughie No 3158 by Stick Insect

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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty *Enjoyment ***

A ‘start of the week’ Toughie from Stick Insect

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DT 30446

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30446

Hints and tips by 2Kiwis

BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****

Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Now that UK clocks have been moved back we have to change our solving and blogging time again. Throughout our summer we get access to the puzzles at 1pm whereas during our winter it has been at 11am.… Continue reading