Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2499 – Hints
Selected hints by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
This is the latest in a long run of excellent Sunday puzzles. Excellent surface reading and an underlying humour are two of this setter’s trademarks. Make sure that you don’t miss the allusion to Virgil’s Latin epic poem The Aeneid in 13 down that led to the popular saying “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts” among others.
Don’t forget that you can give your assessment of the puzzle. Five stars if you thought it was great, one if you hated it, four, three or two if it was somewhere in between.
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them.
Starting this week, Peter Biddlecombe is going to be reviewing the Sunday puzzles instead of the Saturday ones. His full review of this puzzle will be published at 12.00 on Friday, 4th September.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2498 – Review
A full analysis by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
The sun still shines brightest on Sunday!
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2498 – Hints
Selected hints by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
There are some really excellent clues, yet again, today. I’m a little puzzled by the part played by “wanting” in the homophone at 21 across – if you have any ideas, please add a comment but, as Basil Fawlty might have said, “Don’t mention the Word”.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2497 – Review
A full analysis by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Yet another winner from our Sunday Setter.
At the bottom of the post you will see an array of five stars – use these to give your assessment of the puzzle. Five stars if you thought it was great, one if you hated it, four, three or two if it was somewhere in between.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2497 – Hints
Selected hints by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
I really look forward to Sunday’s puzzle every week. Excellent surface reading has become a characteristic.
At the bottom of the post you will see an array of five stars – use these to give your assessment of the puzzle. Five stars if you thought it was great, one if you hated it, four, three or two if it was somewhere in between.
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 Friday, 21st August.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2496 – Review
A crossword for connoisseurs ~ a full analysis by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Another excellent puzzle with good surface reading throughout. A few minor quibbles, which are detailed below.
At the bottom of the post you will see an array of five stars – use these to give your assessment of the puzzle. Five stars if you thought it was great, one if you hated it, four, three or two if it was somewhere in between.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2496 – Hints
Selected hints by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
A friend, himself a setter, emailed me today and described this as “A crossword for connoisseurs”. Who am I to disagree? I have given hints for those which I think will cause the most problems.
At the bottom of the post you will see an array of five stars – use these to give your assessment of the puzzle. Five stars if you thought it was great, one if you hated it, four, three or two if it was somewhere in between.
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 Friday, 14th August.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2495 – Review
A full analysis by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
There’s little more I can say about the Sunday crosswords. If you had to choose just one puzzle each week you could not go wrong with this one.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2495 – Hints
Selected hints by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
This is a crossword for those who love crosswords. Comparitively easy, so it should be within the reach of most solvers, it has some excellent clues. I have given hints for those which I think will cause the most problems.
At the bottom of the post you will see an array of five stars – use these to give your assessment of the puzzle. Five stars if you thought it was great, one if you hated it, four, three or two if it was somewhere in between.
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 Friday, 7th August.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2494 – Review
A full analysis by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
A good puzzle maintaining the standard set for the Sunday puzzles.
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