October 7, 2016 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1687

Toughie No 1687 by Osmosis

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

I didn’t know the setter until I received an email from Cryptic Sue this morning, after the solve. It wasn’t who I thought it was, but looking more closely I ought to have known.… Continue reading

DT 28239

 

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28239

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Good morning from South Staffs on a dull, grey morning. Thoughts and best wishes to our Florida contributors under attack from Hurricane Matthew.

It took me a while to get 12d, my last one in, and that pushed overall solving time up to ***.… Continue reading