July 22, 2022 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 2892

Toughie No 2892 by Osmosis

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

We are again missing 12 letters of the alphabet in the grid. A tricky and nicely-crafted puzzle. I managed to complete the grid in just under 5* time but still had some parsing to do when writing up the blog!… Continue reading

DT 30046

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30046

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Good morning from South Staffs on a cool, overcast, slightly damp, morning.

A sound Friday crossword, which took me into *** time to solve.

In the hints below, the definitions are underlined.… Continue reading

DT 30041 (Full Review)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30041

A full review by crypticsue

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This puzzle was published on 16th July 2022

BD Rating – Difficulty *Enjoyment ***

I don’t think anyone was surprised to find that they were solving another Cephas pangram. Continue reading “DT 30041 (Full Review)”