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Toughie 3044

Toughie No 3044 by Osmosis

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

Stared at this for a bit then started with 21a which gave me SW and the long down clue. Then progressed steadily anticlockwise, a quadrant at a time.… Continue reading

ST 3044

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3044

A full review by gnomethang

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This puzzle was published on 23rd February 2020

BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Morning All! THis was a fun 2 star difficulty solve that might have involved a boiled egg in between starting and finishing.

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ST 3044 (Hints)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3044 (Hints)

Hints and tips by Senf

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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where we have been having a roller coaster ride with temperatures ending up with a T-Shirts and Shorts plus 2 degrees on Friday.

Unexpected benevolence from Dada this week but still with a few Hmms (one to raise the ire of RD) – I counted five anagrams, one lurker, and no homophones – all in an asymmetric 29 clues, with 17 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid you should be able to get the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues.… Continue reading