Toughie No 1293 by Sparks
Hiding too much, or vice versa
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
I enjoyed this puzzle from Sparks, in spite of the reservations expressed below.
Tag: Crossword
DT 27647
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27647
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a wet and windy morning.
I found today’s Giovanni to be quite difficult, probably the nearest to **** time that I have come while blogging these Friday crosswords. It will be interesting to see what others think.
DT 27642
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27642
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment ***
This puzzle was published on Saturday, 8th November 2014
Morning All! I only solved this last night but was very glad I did as I found it enjoyable and of a fair degree of difficulty
Toughie 1292
Toughie No 1292 by Excalibur
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ***
I made fairly slow progress to begin with while I was refamiliarising myself with Excalibur’s quirky style. It took me some time to finish off the north-east corner and that accounts for the extra half star in the difficulty rating
DT 27646
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27646
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating — Difficulty ** — Enjoyment ****
Good morning everyone. It’s a real November morning in Oxford – mild, misty and damp but a Ray T crossword will soon cheer things up and I have almost no doubt that this is one of his. I thought it was very much on the gentle side for him but I’m sure that some of you will disagree. He seems to have lost his naughty hat as there’s not much innuendo this time.
ST 2768
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2768
A full review by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ****
This puzzle was published on Sunday, 2nd November 2014
Crossword solving doesn’t get much more enjoyable than this unless you are the reviewer so you get to enjoy it twice over!
Toughie 1291
Toughie No 1291 by proXimal
Getting Off at Haymarket
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ***
Thanks to proXimal for an enjoyable puzzle and one with no obscure words. It took me longer than it should have to unravel a few bits of wordplay.
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DT 27645
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27645
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
We had a great time at Wairakei Resort last weekend. The weather was outstandingly perfect so we were able to do all the things we had planned. Hot-pool bathing, walking, seeing the sights including the magnificent Huka Falls, 9 holes of golf, eating far too much and hanging out with family. What more could we ask for?
A few tricky ones from Jay this week and good fun as ever.
Toughie 1290
Toughie No 1290 by Dada
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment **
An unusually lacklustre puzzle by Dada's standards that left me wishing I'd stayed in Africa. Reading this review, you might wish I had too.
DT 27644
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27644
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from a rain-sodden North Devon. I thought that this puzzle was pretty enjoyable – do let us know what you thought of it and how you got on.
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