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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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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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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