November 29, 2019 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 2342

Toughie No 2342 by Elgar

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

Today’s theme is readily apparent, we have a grid filled with 9 examples (one hypothetical) of 4d’s 8d series. This is Elgar’s 138th telegraph toughie, and if you have not spotted the relevance of that number you may be forgiven, for it involves some poetic licence.… Continue reading

DT 29221

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29221

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Good morning from South Staffs on a rare sunny morning.

I found the top half of today’s Giovanni quite tricky, which pushed my difficulty rating well into ***.… Continue reading

DT 29216

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29216

A full review by crypticsue

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This puzzle was published on 23rd November 2019

BD Rating – Difficulty *Enjoyment ***

A bit like Saturday Prize Puzzles used to be? Well put it this way, it didn’t take long to solve, wasn’t grump-inducing, and the typing of the review was straightforward, and that’s suits me fine when I have a busy Saturday

Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading