ScrewedUp News – Apr 5
Edition 14
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This morning we are missing Quick Crossword No 45 and Enigmatic Variations No 857, as well as yesterday’s GK Quick No 89.
Tag: Crossword
ST Cryptic No 2478 – Hints
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2478 – Hints
Selected hints by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
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, 9th April.
Some hints to get you started: Continue reading “ST Cryptic No 2478 – Hints”
DT Cryptic No 25894 – Hints
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25894 – Hints
Selected hints by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Peter Biddlecombe’s full review of this puzzle will be published at 12.00 on Thursday, 9th April.
Toughie No 123
Toughie No 123 by Excalibur
Toughies don’t come Tougher than this!
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
Was because it was the morning after the night before, or was it really tough, let me know? I struggled with this and after half an hour had managed about four clues. I did get to the end without calling on the CluedUp letter hints, but it was heavy going.
DT Cryptic No 25893
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25893
Hints and tips by Libellule
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
A cryptic crossword that does “exactly what it says on the tin”.
ST Cryptic No 2477 – Review
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2477 – Review
A full analysis by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Yet another good Sunday puzzle – not as difficult as last week’s but just as enjoyable.
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Continue reading “ST Cryptic No 2477 – Review”
DT Cryptic No 25888 – Review
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25888 – Review
A full analysis by Peter Biddlecombe
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
A better grid than the last couple – all entries at least 50% checked, and no isolated areas of the grid. I got through most of this pretty easily, but struggled with the NE corner, where 4, 5, 9 and the last word of 6 took longer than the rest put together.
Toughie No 122
Toughie No 122 by Kcit
Today’s hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Today’s Toughie is one of the easier ones, which means it’s a good one to start if you haven’t tried them before. My two star difficulty rating would put it at about three stars for a regular daily cryptic.
[OK BigBoab, there are one or two tricky words, but then you finish this puzzle wiser than when you started!]
DT Cryptic No 25892
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25892
Today’s hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **
Another pretty straightforward Thursday puzzle.
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Toughie No 121
Toughie No 121 by Elgar
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
I approached this puzzle with some trepidation, bearing in mind the date, wondering what tricks the compiler had in store. Actually it offers a thoroughly entertaining battle with some tricky wordplay and some delightful clues (the best of which is slightly risqué!).