A Puzzle by Arepo
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ST 2890 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2890 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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Good Sunday morning from Winnipeg. This week, Mother Nature reminded us that it is still winter (until the vernal equinox on March 20th). A major system blew through (literally) on Monday and Tuesday – starting with rain, then, as the mercury dropped, changing to freezing rain, finally changing to snow, and blowing snow, with winds gusting up to 50 mph – and we got back into the deep freeze with ‘high’ temperatures in the middle minus teens. … Continue reading
NTSPP – 370
NTSPP – 370
A Puzzle by Silvanus
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DT 28372 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28372 (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 1775
Toughie No 1775 by proXimal
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ***
I sometimes struggle with proXimal and started this with some trepidation, but it turned out to be a rather pleasant puzzle in which I made steady progress (except for one clue, see below). When I finished, I was surprised that almost 4* time had passed (time flies when you’re having fun), but this might in part be due to me waiting in the pub until the puzzle appeared online at midnight – perhaps others would rate difficulty lower.… Continue reading
DT 28371
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28371
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs where it’s cloudy but mild. My thanks to ShropshireLad for filling in for me last week.
A touch of geography from Giovanni this week, and one or two less common words, but nothing particularly difficult.
In the hints below, the definitions are underlined.… Continue reading
DT 28366
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28366
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on Saturday 4th March
BD Rating – Difficulty *– Enjoyment **/***
A crossword for fans of Lego clues and double definitions. It is also one for bloggers who have to draft this review; and then draft three further reviews for publication in due course. Fortunately all last Saturday’s clues were in the ‘easy to explain’ category.
Toughie 1774
Toughie No 1774 by Shamus
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
I thought you weren’t going to get this review today when my computer suddenly died when I was in the middle of writing it. But after a short delay I managed to reboot the computer and it now seems OK again. I found this puzzle to be one of average difficulty with only the parsing of 4 down causing me any real problems.… Continue reading
DT 28370
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28370
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Morning all and welcome to a RayThursday. I don’t think you’ll find this puzzle too difficult but it’s a “proper” RayT with a few stretched synonyms, a bit of innuendo and Her Majesty on parade. You’ll need your lateral thinking cap in some places but I found it a lot of fun.
ST 2888
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2888
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on Sunday 26th February
BD Rating – Difficulty */**– Enjoyment *****
Another lovely Sunday crossword – thank you Virgilius