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Toughie 2867

Toughie No 2867 by Artix

Hints and tips by Gazza

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

This is a proper Toughie with some inventive clueing – thanks to Artix. He sometimes provides us with a Nina but I can’t spot anything today.

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ST 2867

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2867

A full review

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This puzzle was published on Sunday 25th September

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

 

Bashed out in a hurry so I’ve had to remember what I thought about this one as I went along parsing the clues I hadn’t looked at for two weeks.Continue reading

ST 2867 (Hints)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2867 (Hints)

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, a number of the more difficult clues have been selected and hints provided for them.

Most of the terms used in these hints are explained in the Glossary and examples are available by clicking on the entry under “See also”.… Continue reading