April 26, 2013 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 969

Toughie No 969 by Osmosis

You lucky people!

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

A typical Osmosis puzzle with, for me, no stand-out clues.

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DT 27162

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27162

Hints and tips by Gazza

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

There’s a problem with the grid on the Telegraph Puzzles site today – the central line (holding 14a) doesn’t appear properly (and, if you use the print facility, you will see the actual answer to 14a). I understand that it’s all fine in the paper.
I thought that Giovanni was in ‘easy’ mode again today – what did you think?
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DT 27157

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27157

A full review by crypticsue

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BD Rating – Difficulty *Enjoyment ***

A typical Cephas crossword  to get Saturday morning started.   Lots of his usual anagrams but this time with the addition of a few double definitions along the way.

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