December 23, 2022 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 2980

Toughie No 2980 by proXimal

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

I’m never quite sure what awaits me with proXimal, so I was quite happy this was not overly difficult. A very enjoyable puzzle with smooth clues

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DT 30178

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30178

Hints and tips by Senf

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

A very good Friday morning from Winnipeg where, not unexpectedly, we are in the deep freeze while British Columbia is ‘closed’ as a result of ice and snow for which it does not have enough equipment or the expertise to use what it does have and Ontario and all points East are experiencing a Weather Bomb, also known as an ‘Explosive Cyclogenesis,’ which, presumably, might continue its Eastern journey and be ‘across the pond’ just in time for New Year.… Continue reading

DT 30173 (full review)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30173

A full review by Rahmat Ali

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This puzzle was published on 17th Dec 2022

BD Rating – Difficulty ** Enjoyment ****

Greetings from Kolkata. A straightforward and splendid Saturday puzzle from Cephas that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and significant feedback.Continue reading