June 19, 2015 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1416

Toughie No 1416 by Osmosis

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

I am trying something different today which I hope will make the puzzle more widely accessible. I’ve tried to add just a little more of the thinking involved during solving.… Continue reading

DT 27832

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27832

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Good morning from L’Orangerie de Lanniron, at Quimper in Brittany, the last stop on our French tour. Back home next week.

I was held up in the NW corner of today’s Giovanni, to the extent that it felt like *** for difficulty, although the clock on the Telegraph puzzle site told me it was quicker than that.… Continue reading

DT 27827

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27827

A full review by gnomethang

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

This puzzle was published on Saturday, 13th June 2015

Morning All! I found this pretty straightforward but there was a lot of enjoyment, particularly in writing it up. Nice puzzle.

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