Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29994
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from the Vega Baja where the weather is a lot better than it’s been in Ottawa. I’m here again this week because Falcon is without electricity after a massive storm, with 130km/hr winds, hit the province of Ontario and knocked out the power to hundreds of thousands of people, including him.
There seems to be a bit of a literary theme to today’s puzzle. We have two famous novels, an actress, a pair of comedy actors and a dramatist. It’s not too difficult but certainly not at the easy end of the spectrum.
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A Puzzle by Amoeba
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Monthly Prize Puzzle No 120 – Review
May 2022
A puzzle by Prolixic
We were asked: How many solutions form heteronyms – words that change their meaning depending on how they are pronounced?
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Sunday Toughie No 17 by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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This was a real tricky one for me. I was able to have a blog at another of the Sunday Toughie setters (Zandio) in a Friday back page guise and although it was quite tricky I managed it in half the time that this proXimal Toughie took.… Continue reading
Enigmatic Variations 1540 (Hints)
Going Postal by Piccadilly
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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When we check on Dave Hennings’ crossword database, we find that Piccadilly has been setting crosswords for 33 years, most of them for the Telegraph’s EV series (but also for the Listener, Magpie and Weekend series).… Continue reading
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3161 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg – where it is time to break out the beer, burgers, and hot dogs for the unofficial start of Summer, as we have a holiday to celebrate the 203rd anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria, although those brave enough to party outside will probably need thermal underwear and wellies.… Continue reading
Update: 24 May 2022
A fix provided by Mr K has just been implemented. So far it is looking good.
Bloggers are still adding spoilers to appropriate puzzles. However changes made to some browsers (or addins) make it appear that there are no spoilers.… Continue reading
A Puzzle by Chalicea
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29993 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by Tilsit)
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Greetings from Warrington, a sort of meh day where the weather’s feeling as out of sorts as the rest of us. Continue reading “DT 29993 (Hints)”
Toughie No 2856 by Elgar
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
Some of you may have noticed answers with a common 2-letter abbreviation, e.g.… Continue reading