June 18, 2015 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1415

Toughie No 1415 by Beam

Hitns and tpis by Bfuo

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

I’ve now got used to Beam’s puzzles with the short clues, single-word answers and lack of anagrams and this one yielded fairly quickly. In fact it was only a slight hold-up at the top of the diagram that pushed me into 3* difficulty territory.… Continue reading

ST 2799

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2799

A full review by gnomethang

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

This puzzle was published on Sunday, 7th June 2015

Morning All! THis was a tad trickier than the previous Sunday but included some lovely consistent surface readings.

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DT 27831

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27831

Hints and tips by Falcon

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Greetings from Ottawa where the weatherman has been dishing up a little bit of everything. A bit of sun, a bit of cloud, a bit of rain, a bit of heat, a bit of cold, a bit of wind, a bit of calm — sometimes all on the same day.… Continue reading