Toughie No 2281 by Kcit
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
A gentle work-out this morning with no significant hold-ups. Continue reading “Toughie 2281”
Tag: Crossword
DT 29130
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29130
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating — Difficulty **/*** — Enjoyment ***
Hello everyone. This is definitely a Ray T crossword – I didn’t think it was quite as straightforward as the one two weeks ago but it’s far from being his most difficult.… Continue reading
ST 3015
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3015
A full review by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
What we expect on a Sunday these days – although I did seem to be typing ‘reversal’ and ‘inserted’ quite a lot when preparing this review
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading
Toughie 2280
Toughie No 2280 by Stick Insect
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **/***
Stick Insect’s last Toughie was a double (verging on a triple) pangram and I thought we might be heading in the same direction today having solved 7d and 14d but it was not to be and we’ve got just a single pangram.… Continue reading
DT 29129
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29129
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Our winter weather has continued for most of the week but as we write this we are bathed in bright warm sunshine. So, fingers crossed, we can look forward to an imminent improvement. Walking along the beach is much more fun if we don’t have to be dressed up like Michelin men and pushing into a strong headwind.
Jay has given us another top quality Wednesday puzzle.
Toughie 2279
Toughie No 2279 by Dada
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **
Why do setters use words like river, author etc. as definitions where there are thousands of possible answers? For me this puzzle was spoiled by an excess of General Knowledge, hence the reduction in enjoyment rating from four to two stars. Continue reading “Toughie 2279”
DT 29128
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29128
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone. I felt that the difficulty level and enjoyment in today's excellent puzzle were both above the Tuesday average. I look forward to hearing what everyone else thought of it.
DT 29127
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29127
Hints and tips by Victor Nosefairing
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from Nosefairing House. All seems well with the world as all of the right teams all won at Rugby over the weekend. … Continue reading
ST 3016 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3016 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where we have had just enough rain to wash the dust out of the atmosphere and deposit it on everyone’s cars!… Continue reading
DT 29126 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29126 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club
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As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, an assortment of clues, including some of the more difficult ones, have been selected and hints provided for them.