Tag: Sunday Telegraph
Sunday Toughie 197 (Review)
Sunday Toughie No 197 by Light
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 2nd November 2025 Continue reading “Sunday Toughie 197 (Review)”
ST 3341 (Full Review)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3341
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 2nd November 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Kolkata. A nice and entertaining puzzle from Dada this Sunday that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a full review of his puzzle for your kind perusal and valuable feedback. Continue reading “ST 3341 (Full Review)”
Sunday Toughie 198 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 198
by Beam
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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A generous (32 clues today) and not too tough for a Toughie, from Beam today. No multiple-word clues and no more than six words per clue, plenty of Beam trademarks, even though he has played a bit fast and loose with his sweetheart today.
I have hinted at half of an evenly balanced 16a and 16d clues today. I hope you find enough checkers to finish today, but I will possibly provide a nudge or two if asked.
Here we go, Folks…
EV 1720 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1720 (Hints)
Failure by Chalicea
Hints and tips by Phibs
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Hard on the heels of Curmudgeon’s Shambles, we have a Failure from her alter ego, Chalicea. I asked ChatGPT, “The theme of a crossword setter’s recent puzzle called ‘Shambles’ was the Charge of the Light Brigade. Their latest puzzle is called ‘Failure’, and apparently concerns the failure of a plan. What might that plan be?”
ST 3342 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3342 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg on this Remembrance Sunday where, courtesy of two Alberta Clippers in quick succession, we have had a couple of ‘dustings’ of fluffy white precipitation. And, oh dear, Santa is already building his grotto in at least one of the shopping malls in the city!
Thankfully, whatever it was that caused the delay in publishing yesterday’s puzzles did not reoccur. In fact, as often happens, today’s puzzles were available shortly after 11:30pm UK time (6:30pm in Winnipeg).
For me, and I stress for me,© Dada reasonably friendly with two long ‘un, seven anagrams (two partial), two lurkers (one reversed), and no homophones in a symmetric 28 clues; with 15 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid, you should/might be able to get some of the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues.
If it is some time since you read, or if you have never read the instructions in RED below the hints then please consider doing so before commenting today as my electronic blue pencil is at the ready and the Naughty Step is OPEN!
EV 1718 (Solution)
Sunday Toughie 196 (Review)
Sunday Toughie No 196 by proXimal
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 26th of October 2025
ST 3340 (Full Review)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3340
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 26th October 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Sunday Toughie 197 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 197
by Light
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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A great crossword from Light that I really enjoyed solving, even though some of the Latin parsing escaped me.
Some great surfaces and anagrams should give you the checkers to fill the grid. I have hinted at 13 of 28 clues, to be able to offer a nudge if you ask.
If you are considering coming to the Birthday Bash, a reminder that the date is now 31st January 2026
Here we go, Folks…