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Toughie 2485

Toughie No 2485 by Sparks

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

The long answers and anagrams gave a nice way into this puzzle, which is full of Sparks’s usual wit and clever devices. Sparks often has a Nina – although I can see a number of words in the central row, i’m not making much sense of them yet

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ST 2485 – Review

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2485 – Review

A full analysis by Big Dave

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BD Rating – Difficulty ** Enjoyment ***

This one was a bit of a stroll in the park.  It was still enjoyable, but I do prefer my puzzles to be a bit harder than this was.

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ST 2485 – Hints

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2485 – Hints

Selected hints by Big Dave

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BD Rating – Difficulty ** Enjoyment ***

If anything this one was a bit too easy, with two well-known places and a not-so-well-known explorer who is hidden in the clue.

For the weekend prize crosswords I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them.  A full analysis of this puzzle will be available at 12.00 next Friday, 29th May.

Some hints to get you started:

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