Spies by Dill
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Category: Crosswords
MPP – 057 (Review)
Monthly Prize Puzzle – 057
February 2017
Substitutions by Alchemi
Congratulations to Gazza, who has entered the competion many times, is usually first or second to submit his answer, but had yet to win. Well, Mrs BD has changed that and drawn his name fom the electronic hat so that he can claim his choice of any of the Telegraph Crossword Books published by Hamlyn.
This month solvers had to follow the instructions:
All clues are normal, and all grid entries are real words and phrases.… Continue reading
ST 2888 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2888 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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Good Sunday morning (but not from Winnipeg) from Youngstown, Ohio. After four relaxing days with friends in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Ontario, I am finally completing my move from the USA to Canada by emptying out a storage locker in Delaware, and driving a rental box van (containing the contents of said locker) back to Winnipeg – a four day journey (26 hours total driving). … Continue reading
NTSPP – 368
NTSPP – 368
“For Dutch” by Chalicea
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DT 28360 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28360 (Hints)
Big Dave’s Saturday Crossword Club
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As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, an assortment of clues, including some of the more difficult ones, have been selected and hints provided for them.
Toughie 1767
Toughie No 1767 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***/****
[I don’t know what’s happened to today’s Toughie blog or who’s meant to be providing it, but in the meantime I’m putting up this stub so that people can post comments and queries about it without using the back-page blog. Gazza]
Thank you to Gazza – what follows has been bashed out at speed and more than likely contains multiple errors but I’m working on the better something than nothing theory.… Continue reading
DT 28359
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28359
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from a sunny South Staffs. Storm Doris has blown away, leaving us, fortunately, with just a couple of small branches to clear up: others in the region have been rather worse affected.
Giovanni’s unusual word count is back up this week, after a couple of more gentle offerings, but the wordplay should enable solvers to arrive at the answer.… Continue reading
DT 28354
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28348
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on Saturday 18th February
BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
The recent improvement in Saturday Prize Puzzles was in evidence again last Saturday. Long may it continue.
Toughie 1766
Toughie No 1766 by Excalibur
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***/****
An interesting puzzle in which Excalibur displays her usual quirkiness. A slow start while I was getting on the right wavelength was followed by a steady solve of most of the puzzle. I was then held up in the SW corner and finally spent ages staring at 24 across trying to figure out how it worked.… Continue reading
ST 2886
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2886
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on Sunday 12th February
BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
A rare thing – a Sunday puzzle with no *s by candidates for favouritism – I must have enjoyed it all equally Continue reading “ST 2886”