February 14, 2020 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 2385

Toughie No 2385 by Elgar

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

This is Elgar’s 143rd Telegraph Toughie. It won’t take you long to realise that this number, seen 8 times in the puzzle, refers to the three little words that I hope all of you have voiced today.… Continue reading

DT 29286

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29286

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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

Good morning from South Staffs. A bright start to the day in the lull before the next storm blows in.

Plenty of misdirection in today’s puzzle, so a certain amount of lateral thinking was required, and I solved it in a time which was on the border between my ** and *** times.… Continue reading

DT 29281

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29281

A full review by crypticsue

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This puzzle was published on 8th February 2020

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

One of those crosswords where the bottom was a lot trickier than the top. The repetition radar also bleeped along the way.… Continue reading