Daily Archives: February 28, 2009

One Month Old Today

February 28, 2009 – 10:50 am

Big Dave’s Blog is One Month Old Today + – + It seems like a lifetime, but it was one month ago today that I started this blog.

On 28th January, there were just 2 hits (both from me!). The following day I published my first Toughie review, and the hit count shot up to 26, with 5 of them actually looking at the review. The average now is between 750 and 1000 hits each day and each puzzle gets looked at from 100 – 200 times for the Toughies up as high as 500 for the Daily cryptic.

I would like to thank you all for supporting me on this venture; it has already far exceeded my expectations. So many of your comments have been words of encouragement that it makes it all worthwhile

A particular thank you goes to Gazza, Libellule and Peter whose help with the reviews has enabled me to stay sane (well, just about).

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ScrewedUp News – Feb 28

February 28, 2009 – 8:00 am

Edition 5 + – + A couple of problems to report today. The Giant General Knowledge crossword No 12251 is not yet available online. There is a problem with Codewords No 1237.

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DT Cryptic No 25864 – Hints

February 28, 2009 – 12:00 am

Selected hints + – + It seems to be a regular occurrence that the Saturday puzzle is an easy one. As this is a prize crossword, I will be publishing just a few hints to get you started. A full review of this puzzle, by crossword blogging veteran Peter Biddlecombe, will be published at 12.00 on Thursday, 5th March.

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