Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2561
A full analysis by Peter Biddlecombe
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
Nothing written next to this one on the day – let’s see what emerges as I write up the explanations. As ever: lots of classy clues, including three special hidden words. And a possible indication that BG has changed his mind about a minor cruciverbal controversy.
A quick plug for a bit of my own work: my second Church Times puzzle, edited by Don Manley, is available here. 14 of the 28 clues are my own, the rest are changed, anything from slightly to completely.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2561 (Hints)
Hints and tips from Big Dave
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Just as a leopard can’t change its spots, changing the name of the online site from CluedUp to Telegraph Puzzles hasn’t stopped stupid mistakes from creeping in. Today’s ScrewUp involves 9 across which, at the time of writing, is unnumbered on the grid and in the clues and can’t be entered online – you have to submit the puzzle with one clue incomplete. Perhaps puzzle_tester has been laid off because of the recession!
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them.
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