Toughie No 547 by Excalibur
An analysis of the wordplay
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *
Tag: Daily Telegraph
DT 26530
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26530
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
I’m not sure whether this is by Shamus. I think that it’s his turn this week and although this one is not a pangram, the Quickie is. If it is a Shamus puzzle then it’s one of the easiest ones he’s given us and an ideal puzzle for someone starting out on cryptics, with an entertaining mixture of clues. Let us know how you got on in a comment.
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DT 26529
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26529
Hints and tips by Libellule
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Fewer anagrams today than usual, but still another classic piece of work from the Monday Maestro. Enjoy.
DT 26528 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26528 (Hints)
Big Dave’s Saturday Crossword Club
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As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them.
Toughie 546
Toughie No 546 by Osmosis
Back to the Future!
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Tilsit is busy acting as the family chauffeur, so I’m filling in again. Osmosis usually gives the grey cells a good workout, and today is no exception. There is a mini-theme of actors and films from fifty years ago.
DT 26527
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26527
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
We have the usual entertaining Friday puzzle from Giovanni. Let us have a comment with your views.
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DT 26522
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26522
A full review by Crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
I found this one quite hard to get into and wasn’t sure what I thought about it when I had finished, mainly because I spent so long trying to ‘get’ 12a. A closer examination for review purposes has made me realise that it contained an entertaining mix of different types of cryptic clue, so thanks are due once again to Cephas for a nice Saturday puzzle.
Toughie 545
Toughie No 545 by Kcit
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
A typical puzzle from Kcit, perfectly fair and nothing very obscure.
DT 26526
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26526
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **
Definitely not by Ray T, I didn’t enjoy this very much.
Toughie 544
Toughie No 544 by Petitjean
Oh me, oh my!
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **
If you can get the three long anagrams early then this puzzle is not too difficult though I had a few niggles and queries with some of the clues. Let us know what you thought in a comment and please remember to indicate your enjoyment by clicking on one of the stars below.