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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2899 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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Good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, the sun is shining and the birds are singing – life is good.… Continue reading
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DT 28426 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28426 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club
Hosted by Tilsit
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Greetings from Daresbury Park. Â Some of us have to work today, but there are worse places to earn a buck than here.
The boss (of the website!) is off mingling with the great and the good and a few others at the S&B bash in Nottingham.  If you are in the area, pop in and say hello.  You’ve  got me holding the fort today.
This was a fairly straightforward puzzle with lots of clues you could work out quite easily from the wordplay. Â I think one might just hold a few people up and I have added it below and may get very cross if anyone posts the answer or further hints.
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, an assortment of clues, including some of the more difficult ones, have been selected and hints provided for them.
Toughie 1811
Toughie No 1811 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ***/****
A lovely puzzle which I managed within 3* difficulty time, though I found it hard in parts (it took me a while to twig onto 7d, which meant I was left in the dark for a bit with 16d as well, and there were a few words I didn’t know).… Continue reading
DT 28425
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28425
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good day from the rather damp heart of Downtown LI.… Continue reading
DT 28420
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28408
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on Saturday 29th April
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Another pleasant Saturday puzzle, which again didn’t take long to either solve or draft the review Continue reading “DT 28420”
Toughie 1810
Toughie No 1810 by Beam
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ****
I’m back this week after last week’s misfortune when I switched the computer off before my email to Big Dave had begun its journey.… Continue reading
DT 28424
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28424
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hola from the Vega Baja on a cloudy but warm morning.  This one doesn’t feel to me like a RayT production but all bar one of the clues fit his word count limit, Her Majesty makes an appearance and there’s a reversed lurker so you never know.  Whoever the setter is he or she has given us an enjoyable puzzle which won’t frighten too many of the horses and will raise a smile or two.  If you like double definitions you’ll be happy because there’s five by my count.
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ST 2897
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2897
A full review by gnomethang
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This puzzle was published on Sunday 30th April
BD Rating – Difficulty *– Enjoyment ****
Morning All! This solve just stayed in the one star territory for me but had some great clues; my favourite, as senf, was 1d.
Toughie 1809
Toughie No 1809 by Shamus
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***/****
Shamus has given us a fairly gentle Toughie today which should allow us all ample time to enjoy the welcome sunshine (well, the sun’s shining in my neck of the woods at least).… Continue reading