January 12, 2018 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1951

Toughie No 1951 by Osmosis

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

A nice pangram from Osmosis, who is being a little bit devious today – the enjoyment here comes from solving his tricky clues rather than any laugh-out-loud moments, although several clues (Tommy Cooper for one) did raise a smile.… Continue reading

DT 28634

 

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28634

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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

Good morning from South Staffs on another grey day.

A rather trickier puzzle from Giovanni this week, I thought, with both religion and some less common words to add to the General Knowledge required – though the wordplay will always lead solvers to the solution.… Continue reading

DT 28629

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28629

A full review by gnomethang

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This puzzle was published on 6th January 2018

BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Morning All! This had a couple of head-scratchers for me and the clue at 1d appears to be the wrong way round but otherwise quite straightforward.

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