A Puzzle by AgentB
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Sunday Toughie 88 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 88 by Robyn
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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One of the friendliest Sunday Toughies today, only the allegedly popular composer gave me pause for thought, a somewhat intimidating grid without a lot of starting checkers but sorting the four outermost clues got the ball rolling and the rest flowed smoothly
14a and 14d clues today and I have hinted half, as usual I will try and provide a nudge for any that hold out but I will probably be taking Mama Bee out in my new motor, I hope the neighbours don’t think it was my car alarm that woke the neighbourhood at stupid o’clock this morning
Here we go…
EV 1610 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1610 (Hints)
Adversaries by Shark
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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For anyone who struggled with the rather astonishing and spectacular Shark compilation in September’s Magpie, Â the name will produce anticipations of ‘shark-infested waters’ – no gentle paddling here.… Continue reading
ST 3232 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3232 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg and welcome to October – a few weeks ago it was ‘what jacket do I wear today?’,… Continue reading
NTSPP 712
DT 30419 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30419 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by crypticsue)
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Toughie 3140
Toughie No 3140 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
The clever device using 5 symmetric pairs (see 21a) helps the solve a lot, if you spot it early
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading
DT 30418
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30418
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Today was a very long day at work, so no time this week to search for pics, I’m afraid. I enjoyed this puzzle, where the use of every letter but X suggests that it’s the work of proximal. Continue reading "DT 30418"
DT Cryptic 30413 (full review)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30413
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 23rd Sep 2023
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata.… Continue reading
Toughie 3139
Toughie No 3139 by Django
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Django has given us a generous 32 clues in this enjoyable Toughie.… Continue reading