Toughie 1763 by Elkamere
Hints and tips by KateR
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
A brilliant puzzle from Elkamere which didn’t seem overly difficult except for, well, a few difficulties experienced by each of us. We both made generally smooth progress but Dutch was somehow slowed down in NE and should have seen 8d much earlier. Meanwhile, Kitty found a few sticky spots at the end, and managed to have trouble parsing a couple of the clues.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28353
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs where after some brightness yesterday the relentless gloom of this winter has returned. At one stage yesterday it looked as though I might have difficulty posting this set of hints, but – fingers crossed – it seems that BD and Cloudflare have fought off the barbarians again.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28348
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on Saturday 11th February
BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Saturday Prize Puzzles aren’t quite what they used to be – they certainly take a smidgeon more teasing out, although there’s always room for an ‘old friend’ – this week’s ‘pal’ being 26a. Brian asked the other day that bloggers explain double definition clues, so I’ve done what he requested, and I hope it helps, particularly as we had several this Saturday.
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