March 2023 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 3036

Toughie No 3036 by Notabilis

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

A lovely puzzle by Notabilis today, complete with Nina. Enjoy.

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DT 30257 (full review)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30257

A full review by Rahmat Ali

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This puzzle was published on 25th Mar 2023

BD Rating – Difficulty * Enjoyment ****

Greetings from Kolkata. A friendly and very straightforward Saturday puzzle from Chalicea that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and valuable comments.Continue reading

Toughie 3035

Toughie No 3035 by Firefly
Hints and tips by Twmbarlwm

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

Good afternoon. I’m in Gazza’s Thursday chair for one week only, and what a superb puzzle this was for my first Toughie blog: beautifully composed with a wide variety of devices and deceptions, and some clever thematic clues relating to the opening solution. The difficulty rating might be a little lower for anyone who got the gateway solution quicker than I did!
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DT No 30261

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30261

Hints and tips by StephenL

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

Good morning from (at the time of writing but subject to change) bright and breezy South Devon coast. After two days of drear it’s nice to see a glimpse of blue skies.

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DT 30260

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30260

Hints and tips by 2Kiwis

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

Kia ora from Aotearoa.

A cold southerly blast that has even put fresh snow on the ranges is giving us an early warning that winter is on the way. Feel that we have been cheated out of most of our autumn but maybe it will still be there when this lot blows over.… Continue reading