March 30, 2017 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1786

Toughie No 1786 by Samuel

Hints and tips by Bufo

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BD Rating – Difficulty *Enjoyment ***

The gentle Toughie week continues with what was probably my second fastest ever solve of a Toughie. On the cup-of-coffee scale of difficulty this ranked at one mouthful.… Continue reading

DT 28388

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28388

Hints and tips by Kath

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BD Rating — Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Hello everyone. As usual on a non-Ray T Thursday I’m not making any guesses about who set today’s crossword. I found it quite tricky to get started, which is why I’ve given it 3* for difficulty, but most things fell into place once I got a few answers in – a couple of them made me panic a bit.… Continue reading

ST 2891

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2891

A full review by crypticsue

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This puzzle was published on Sunday 19th March

BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

Sunday puzzles are always so good that it is hard to think of anything original to say when drafting the review prologue.   I have no special favourites this time, as the whole thing was a pleasure to both solve and review.

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