September 18, 2015 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1468

Toughie No 1468 by Osmosis

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

Hearty congratulations to Osmosis for his 100th Telegraph Toughie!! On this centenary Osmosis gives us a delightful pangram with plenty of nice surprises. As always, Osmosis has tight clues and accurate definitions making his puzzles a joy to solve.… Continue reading

DT 27910

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27910

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Good morning from South Staffs on an autumn morning which started misty but is now beautifully sunny.

A fair workout from Giovanni this morning, with some nice penny-drop moments.… Continue reading

DT 27905

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27905

A full review by gnomethang

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment **

This puzzle was published on 12th September 2015

Morning All! This puzzle just strayed into ** territory for difficulty but for some reason I didn’t find it very edifying. THer were a couple of clues that I enjoyed but I spent a lot of time scratching my head on surface readings.

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