Another useful page is Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing, which features words with meanings that are not always immediately obvious.Ī full review of this puzzle will be published after the closing date for submissions.Ī synonym for bridge, or part of a bridge, containing (across) the Roman numeral for one. Where the hint describes a construct as “usual” this means that more help can be found in The Usual Suspects, which gives a number of the elements commonly used in the wordplay. Most of the terms used in these hints are explained in the Glossary and examples are available by clicking on the entry under “See also”. I counted five anagrams (with three partials), one lurker, and two homophones – all in a very asymmetric 28 clues with 14 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid you should be able to get the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues.Ĭandidates for favourite – 12a, 24a, 8d, and 19d.Īs is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, a number of the more difficult clues have been selected and hints provided for them.ĭon’t forget to follow BD’s instructions in RED at the bottom of the hints! This one giving us another 25-50mm of rain and more flooding.įor me, nothing like the dark place Dada took us to last week. Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3158 (Hints) Hints and tips by SenfĪ very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg – where we are ‘suffering’ the third Colorado Low in as many weeks.

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