September 20, 2018 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 2094

Toughie No 2094 by Musaeus

Hints and tips by Bufo

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

This is a very unhelpful grid with its four separate corners and few answers where the first letter is checked. I managed to fill the bottom half in without much difficulty but then needed a long time for the top half (possibly because I’d lost interest by then).… Continue reading

DT 28849

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28849

Hints and tips by pommers

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Hola from the Vega Baja where summer seems to have returned with a bang. After some rather spectacular thunder and seriously torrential rain, like 35mm in 30 minutes, over the last few days the skies have cleared and it’s forecast to get up to 35°C over the weekend. Not bad for late September!
Anyway, to the puzzle . . . It’s a RayT but there’s nothing to really frighten the horses and there’s more than his usual quota of anagrams to get you going.  I’m sure even the RayT sceptics will get along with this one.
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ST 2968

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2968

A full review by crypticsue

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This puzzle was published on 9th September 2018

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

Lots to enjoy as per usual on a Sunday – the clues I specially liked were 15a, 23a, 22d and 24d

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