Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27467
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs this bright Good Friday morning.
As usual from Giovanni, some obscure words but fair wordplay. ** difficulty for me.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
The Saturday Mysteron seems to have upped the difficulty level for his last couple of appearances which for me anyway increases the enjoyment factor.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
Ray T tests our vocabulary like no other setter in this very enjoyable puzzle.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
As expected, Jay delivers another enjoyable, accessible puzzle. A little over 1.5* difficulty for me, and 3* for enjoyment. Thanks Jay.
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
I’d be surprised if any of our experienced solvers had any great difficulties today; I thought that this would be a good puzzle for someone learning about cryptic crosswords. Do tell us how you got on.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
At four am with a thick head this fine puzzle came to a complete halt halfway through hence the three star difficulty. Reviewing it at nine am, I can see no difficulty at all. Note to self – drink less on Sunday.
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27461
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a brightish Spring morning.
The usual sprinkling of lesser-known words this morning from Giovanni, but nothing from Scripture. Comfortably ** difficulty for me.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
A fairly typical Saturday puzzle – I did wonder whether a couple of the clues had been inspired by a visit to the zoo!
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
The only problem I had today was the minute or so that I spent on the wordplay for 13 down before the penny dropped. This lifted the difficulty to just inside a two-star rating.
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
A straightforward puzzle, enjoyable as always from Jay, to whom thanks. A <1.5*/3* for difficulty/enjoyment.
