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ST 2595

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2595

A full review by Gnomethang

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

Afternoon All!. We have another eccellent puzzle from Virgilius this week. I couldn’t see any theme in particular here but let me know if you have spotted anything. No real problems here apart from almost everyone writing TRACTOR in at 6d.

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ST 2594

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2594

A full review by Crypticsue

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

If you solve your cryptics in the newspaper or were able to convince the Telegraph Puzzles website to cooperate, then like me you had a lovely treat of a crossword from Virgilius again this week.  The top half went in quite quickly but the bottom half was another story, particularly the SW corner where I was held up by several of the craftier clues.  As to my favourite clues – as Brucie might say ‘they’re nearly all my favourites’!!

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ST 2594 (Hints)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2594 (Hints)

Hints and tips by Prolixic

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As is unusual for the weekend prize crosswords, I (and not Big Dave) will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them.  Big Dave’s is not suffering the excesses of yesterday’s Sloggers and Betters Midland’s 2 meeting but is having troubles with his laptop at the moment.

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