December 28, 2018 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 2150

End-of-Year Toughie No 2150 by Micawber

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

Thank you Micawber for another wonderful end-of-year puzzle, where every clue is a topical reference to 2018. The puzzle is no harder than a back-pager, and I hope lots of people will try it and enjoy it.… Continue reading

DT 28933

 

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28933

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Good morning from South Staffs. The Christmas guests have departed, and we have settled down to finishing off the Christmas food.

The Telegraph Puzzles site didn’t publish this week’s Giovanni on time at midnight, and it still hadn’t appeared after I’d done the Quick crossword, so I gave up and went to bed, then got up earlier than usual to tackle this one.… Continue reading

DT 28929

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28929

A full review by crypticsue

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

What I like about this relatively new to Saturdays Mysteron is that he always provides clues that require a bit of work by the solver but which, once solved, are quite easy to explain in a review.… Continue reading