Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25879
A little bit harder but nothing you can’t do
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Tag: Crossword
Toughie No 112
Toughie No 112 by MynoT
Difficult in places, but overall very enjoyable
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Thanks to one of the regular ScrewUps on a well known site my account was deactivated yesterday, despite having 10 months to run on my subscription. I thought perhaps someone had been upset about the ScrewedUp News, but I was advised that this had happened to a number of people. I was reinstated ealier today, but I am running further behind than usual.
DT Cryptic No 25878
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25878
Today’s hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
This one is a fairly typical Daily Telegraph cryptic crossword – workmanlike with nothing too complicated. As usual, the answers are hidden inside the curly brackets – select the white space inside if you’re totally stumped.
DT Cryptic No 25877
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25877
An easy start to the week, hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Don’t forget – just highlight the space between the curly brackets to reveal the answer.
ST Cryptic No 2475 – Hints
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2475
Selected hints by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
The Mine is getting still deeper – Musical Terms being the latest addition.
For the weekend prize crosswords I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them. A full analysis of this puzzle will be available at 12.00 next Thursday, March 19th.
Some hints to get you started: Continue reading “ST Cryptic No 2475 – Hints”
DT Cryptic No 25876 – Hints
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25876
Selected hints by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **
A full review of this puzzle, by crossword blogging veteran Peter Biddlecombe, will be published at 12.00 on Thursday, 19th March.
Toughie No 111
Toughie No 111 by Citrus
Harder than yesterday, but then they all are!
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
DT Cryptic No 25875
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25875
Hints and tips by Libellule
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Another good solid puzzle, following on from yesterday’s, with a good variety of clues, spread thoughout.
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ST Cryptic No 2474 – Review
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2474 – Review
A full analysis by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
As regular followers of my reviews are aware by now, I have not been a great fan of the Sunday crosswords. Well, thing are looking up a bit and, for the second week running, I actually enjoyed this one. A few weak clues, too many double definitions, and a grid which isolated the top right and bottom left corners means that there is still room for improvement, but a definite step in the right direction. Continue reading “ST Cryptic No 2474 – Review”
DT Cryptic No 25870 – Review
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25870 – Review
A full analysis by Peter Biddlecombe
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
A bit of a geography tour, this one. An easyish puzzle, though one or two words held me up a bit – finding the right “word – A = other word” at 17 in particular. * indicates an anagram in the notes below.