February 18, 2016 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

ST 2834

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2834

A full review by crypticsue

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

This puzzle was published on Sunday 7th February 2016

I wasn’t expecting to review this particular Sunday crossword,  so hadn’t given thought to a Prologue until just now.   Looking at my piece of paper, in addition to noting that it was a puzzle for Gnomethang to review, I appear to have taken my ‘average’ solving time for a Sunday puzzle and there are  lots of * and even ** by a considerable number of the clues,  so I obviously enjoyed myself as much as I normally do on a Sunday.

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Toughie 1554

Toughie No 1554 by Giovanni

Hints and tips by Bufo

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

This was a typical Giovanni puzzle with some straightforward clues and some unfamiliar words.

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DT 28040

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28040

Hints and tips by Falcon

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

Greetings from a snowbound Ottawa where we are still digging out from a record one-day fall of 51 cm on Tuesday.

I would say that today’s puzzle from RayT leans toward the gentler end of the spectrum.… Continue reading