January 21, 2022 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 2788

Toughie No 2788 by Sparks

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

A few answers I was not familiar with and the parsing of 13a took me just over 3* time. Sparks often has a Nina of some kind, but, despite being intrigued by the double-unches, I didn’t manage to see anything – perhaps you will (ah, see comment 2 by Fez!)… Continue reading

DT 29890

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29890

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Good morning from South Staffs on a cold, grey January morning.

I was sailing through today’s crossword until I hit the buffers with the crossing entries at 19a and 16d which pushed me into *** time.… Continue reading

DT 29885

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29885

A full review by Rahmat Ali

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This puzzle was published on 15th Jan 2022

BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

Greetings from Kolkata. Once again, a friendly and straightforward Saturday puzzle from Cephas that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind reading and important feedback.
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