Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3322
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 22nd June 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
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ST 3322 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3322 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where it was approximately 10 degrees cooler on my Saturday evening compared to 24 hours earlier, when I was struggling a little with the SPP, giving ideal conditions for solving and hinting half of a Dada puzzle.
For me, and I stress for me©, and I hope I don’t upset or annoy anyone, perhaps some will agree with me, the friendliest Dada has ever been for all of the 343 of his Sunday puzzles I have blogged, I suppose one could ask if it is a Dada puzzle at all – eight anagrams (two partials), two lurkers both reversed, and two homophones all in an asymmetric 30 clues; with 15 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid, you should be able to get the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues. And, remember, my electronic blue pencil is at the ready and the Naughty Step is OPEN!
Candidates for favourite – 1a, 13a, 27a, 3d, 8d, and 18d.
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, a number of the more difficult clues have been selected and hints provided for them.
Toughie 3322
Toughie No 3322 by Serpent
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty */** – Enjoyment *****