March 22, 2009 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Day: 22 March 2009

ScrewedUp News – Mar 22

by Big Dave  

ScrewedUp News – Mar 22

Edition 12

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A small milestone – this is the 100th post on this blog!!

Mar 23 – Quick No 43 put in an appearance some time during today, and GK 853 was declared void – see the comments below.

What has happened to today’s Quick Crossword – No 43?  Vanished without trace!!

It also seems that there is a problem in the newspaper with the grid for GK 853.  You can download the online grid here: Continue reading “ScrewedUp News – Mar 22”

ST Cryptic No 2476 – Hints

by Big Dave  

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2476

Selected hints by Big Dave

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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****

After a bit of light relief last Sunday, we are back with a hardish crossword.  However, the improvement in the Sunday  puzzles continues as there are no tenuous clues.

For the weekend prize crosswords I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them.  A full analysis of this puzzle will be available at 12.00 next Thursday,  March 26th.

Some hints to get you started: Continue reading “ST Cryptic No 2476 – Hints”