Toughie No 1498 by Micawber
Micawber Pulls It Off
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
We have another great puzzle from Micawber, a joy from start to finish.… Continue reading
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DT 27956
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27956
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
We’ve had a busy day today as we were up before dawn to drive to Wellington to deliver a car to our daughter. Took longer than we hoped as we were right in the middle of all the commuter traffic. However we made it eventually and still got home in plenty of time to tackle this week’s Jay puzzle.
Toughie 1497
Toughie No 1497 by Excalibur
Hints and tips by Toro
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
Excalibur at her shimmering best today! I solved the four interlocking clues in the middle then did the four resulting mini-puzzles in order, anticlockwise from the SE, enjoying it all the way.
DT 27955
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27955
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment **
We have what is pretty much a read and write puzzle today with only the two cryptic clues (10a and 26a) requiring a bit of thought on my part.… Continue reading
DT 27954
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27954
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good Morning. I think Rufus is in fine form today providing a puzzle that took more passes than usual to solve with the last four clues holding me up for some time.… Continue reading
Toughie 1496
Toughie No 1496 by Elgar
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Artful and inventive clueing at its best and definitely worth a go, in case you are hesitating.… Continue reading
DT 27952
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27952
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a dull and dingy November day.… Continue reading
DT 27947
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27947
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment **
This puzzle was published on Saturday, 31st October 2015
Morning All! This was a firm one star difficulty and this meant that I found it a bit flat – a few too many chestnuts in it personally.
Toughie 1495
Toughie No 1495 by Shamus
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
This was one of those days when I was on song and completed the puzzle without any significant hold-ups.… Continue reading
DT 27951
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27951
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from the Vega Baja where we’ve just about dried out from last Sunday night’s rain. We had about 3 inches in 90 minutes coupled with a fairly decent gale so it was all a bit interesting. Lots of damage in Torrevieja but Amoradí seems to have escaped unscathed.
I’m not 100% sure about the setter of this one but I did seem to need the slightly mad hat for some of the off-the-wall bits. I really enjoyed it and I almost gave it 5* for enjoyment which I don’t think I’ve ever done before. I’ll be interested to see your opinions of it.
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