June 18, 2017 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Day: 18 June 2017

MPP – 061 (Review)

by crypticsue  

Monthly Prize Puzzle – 061

June 2017

The Birthday Blog Puzzle by Omnia

 

 

 

At the blog’s birthday bash, Tilsit asked the attendees to provide clues for a puzzle he had specially created.   It took a while, with further requests for clue writing sent out, but eventually the crossword was published as the June 2017 MPP. 

The instructions told us that ‘a number of answers are regularly featured in 1 across.… Continue reading

ST 2904 (Hints)

by Senf  

 

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2904 (Hints)

Hints and tips by Senf

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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg.

Another very enjoyable puzzle with Virgilius back in a tricky frame of mind – the usual handful of anagrams (including a few partials), a lurker, and a (brilliant) double homophone, with one or two oldies but goodies/recent repeats. … Continue reading