October 29, 2015 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1491

Toughie No 1491 by Firefly

Hints and tips by Bufo

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

I enjoyed this puzzle which was of a nice standard for a Toughie. It felt like a 3* difficulty puzzle when I was solving it but my final time suggested it might merit 4 stars

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DT 27945

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27945

Hints and tips by Kath

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BD Rating — Difficulty ***Enjoyment ****

Hello everyone. I have no doubt that the setter of today’s crossword is Ray T – the clues have all his trademarks and anyway it’s his week. I didn’t think that it was one of his trickier ones but, as always, I’m perfectly happy for any of you to disagree with me.… Continue reading

ST 2818

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2818

A full review by gnomethang

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BD Rating – Difficulty *Enjoyment ***

This puzzle was published on Sunday, 18th October 2015

Morning All! This one went in remarkably quickly for me and I usually prefer a stiffer test on a Sunday but the puzzle featured the usual fine constructions. Continue reading “ST 2818”