Falcon has left the building After thirteen and a half years, it is time to shutter the windows and lock the door on this forum. Following the move by the National Post to cease publication of cryptic crosswords, I had considered changing the focus of the forum to The Daily Telegraph cryptic crossword. It was the syndicated version of this puzzle that appeared in the National Post on weekdays several months following its publication in the UK. As regular readers will know, I had scaled back the scope of my reviews of weekday puzzles over the summer, intending to resume the full reviews afte ..read more

IntroductionWelcome to the North American Daily Telegraph Cryptic Crossword Forum. Although the National Post has ceased publishing cryptic crosswords, those of us addicted to them can continue to get our daily fix direct from The Daily Telegraph. In addition to various subscription options offered by the newspaper itself (the online edition of the paper, the Telegraph Puzzles website, as well as Android and Apple apps), The Daily Telegraph is also available via PressReader which is available not only by subscription but also as a free service provided to members by many public libraries. In ..read more

Introduction This puzzle from Cox & Rathvon was published in the National Post on Saturday, October 15, 2022. You can find a full review of the puzzle at Saturday, October 15, 2022 — Halls of Academe (NP 221015). Even though this puzzle will no doubt prove to be quite a challenging experience for most solvers south of the border, I encourage you to try to enjoy it as it will be the last one you will have the opportunity to do. The National Post has discontinued publishing cryptic crossword puzzles—both the weekend Cox and Rathvon puzzle as well as the weekday Daily Telegraph Cryptic Cro ..read more

IntroductionI will be back later with a solution to today's National Post Cryptic Crossword from Cox & Rathvon (NP 221015). In the meantime, the forum is open for readers to discuss the puzzle. Signing off for the moment — Falcon ..read more

Introduction Copyright © 2022 Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, used with permission This puzzle from Cox & Rathvon was published in the National Post on Saturday, October 8, 2022. You can find a full review of the puzzle at Saturday, October 8, 2022 — Flavourful (NP 221008). Your comments—whether they be with regard to the puzzle or the blog—are always welcome. However, I suggest you post comments pertaining to the puzzle on the review of the puzzle in order to keep all such comments in one place. Accessing the puzzle How to print the puzzle The items in bold text as well ..read more

Vacation Edition Puzzle at a Glance Puzzle number in The Daily Telegraph DT 30006 Publication date in The Daily Telegraph Monday, June 6, 2022 Setter Campbell (Allan Scott) Link to full review Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 30006] Big Dave's Crossword Blog review written by Falcon BD rating Difficulty - ★★ Enjoyment - ★★★★ Falcon's experience ┌────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┐ ███████████████████████████████████ └────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┘ Legend: █ - solved without assistance █ - incorrect prior to use of puzzle solving to ..read more

Vacation Edition Puzzle at a Glance Puzzle number in The Daily Telegraph DT 30004 Publication date in The Daily Telegraph Friday, June 3, 2022 Setter Zandio Link to full review Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 30004] Big Dave's Crossword Blog review written by Stephen L BD rating Difficulty - ★★ Enjoyment - ★★★★ Falcon's experience ┌────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┐ ███████████████████████████████████ └────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┘ Legend: █ - solved without assistance █ - incorrect prior to use of puzzle solving tools █ - solve ..read more

Vacation Edition Puzzle at a Glance Puzzle number in The Daily Telegraph DT 30003 Publication date in The Daily Telegraph Thursday, June 2, 2022 Setter Unknown Link to full review Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 300xx] Big Dave's Crossword Blog review written by Miffypops BD rating Difficulty* - ★★★★ Enjoyment* - ★★★★ Falcon's experience ┌────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┐ ███████████████████████████████████ └────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┘ Legend: █ - solved without assistance █ - incorrect prior to use of puzzle solving tools ..read more

Vacation Edition Puzzle at a Glance Puzzle number in The Daily Telegraph DT 30002 Publication date in The Daily Telegraph Wednesday, June 1, 2022 Setter Jay (Jeremy Mutch) Link to full review Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 30002] Big Dave's Crossword Blog review written by 2Kiwis BD rating Difficulty - ★★★ Enjoyment - ★★★★ Falcon's experience ┌────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┐ ███████████████████████████████████ └────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┘ Legend: █ - solved without assistance █ - incorrect prior to use of puzzle solving to ..read more

Vacation Edition Puzzle at a Glance Puzzle number in The Daily Telegraph DT 30001 Publication date in The Daily Telegraph Tuesday, May 31, 2022 Setter X-Type Link to full review Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 30001] Big Dave's Crossword Blog review written by Mr K BD rating Difficulty - ★★ Enjoyment - ★★★ Falcon's experience ┌────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┐ ███████████████████████████████████ └────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┘ Legend: █ - solved without assistance █ - incorrect prior to use of puzzle solving tools █ - solved wit ..read more