February 7, 2018 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1965

Toughie No 1965 by Petitjean

Hints and tips by Gazza

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We have another superb puzzle from the late Petitjean – mad hats are definitely the order of the day. I started it pretty slowly but Petitjean has kindly provided a fair number of gimmes to help the tardy solver and I picked up speed once I had half of the grid filled.… Continue reading

DT 28656

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28656

Hints and tips by 2Kiwis

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Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.

Greetings, greetings, greetings to you all.

As yesterday was Waitangi Day for us we have given a more formal Maori introduction than our usual cheery Kia ora.… Continue reading