Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3325 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where we have another Province wide State of Emergency because of the once more increasing wildfire situation. Some Northern communities are being evacuated for the second time and some for the first time. Resulting from drifting smoke, air quality across the Province is very poor. An Air Quality Index (AQI), on an 11-point scale, from 1 to 10 and ‘Plus’ is calculated using a very peculiar formula. An AQI of 1 is Low Risk, 10 is High Risk, and Plus (anything more than 10) is Very High Risk. For the last few days we have been at least 9. Very unpleasant when one goes outside.
For me, and I stress for me©, Dada reasonably friendly until I had a cataclysmic senior moment in the SE – five anagrams (one partial), one lurker, and one homophone all in a symmetric 32 clues; with 16 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid, you should be able to get the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues. And, remember, my electronic blue pencil is at the ready and the Naughty Step is OPEN!
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30977 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by crypticsue)
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Toughie No 3512 by Elgar
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ****/***** – Enjoyment *****
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30971
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 5th July 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
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Toughie No 3511 by Silvanus
Hints and tips by ALP
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
After some relatively chewy Toughies this week, I was expecting a proper kicking from the mighty Silvanus today.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30975
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning, fellow puzzlers from a sundrenched Welwyn Garden City.… Continue reading
EV1701
Odd Couples by Luxor
Setter’s Blog
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Toughie No 3510 by Dharma
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment **
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30974
Hints and Tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** Enjoyment ****
The run of very enjoyable Wednesday puzzles continues (and the Quickie pun is pretty good too). Many thanks to our setter.
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