December 9, 2021 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 2763

Toughie No 2763 by Hudson

Hints and tips by Gazza

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

Many thanks to Hudson for a puzzle that’s great fun but not too tricky. I try to place the difficulty rating for a Toughie somewhere on the scale of the Toughies that we get, where Elgar would always be 5* and the puzzles we used to get from the likes of Busman in the distant past and Warbler more recently would be 1* – this one is very much towards the easier end on that scale.… Continue reading

DT 29854

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29854

Hints and tips by StephenL

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

Good morning all from a nice and bright South Devon, where mercifully we seemed to have escaped the recent storms relatively unscathed. Continue reading “DT 29854”