June 16, 2023 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 3080

Toughie No 3080 by Elgar

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

A steady solve.

Please leave a comment telling us how you did and what you thought. I’m off to go enjoy some beers in the sun and I will be back a bit later on (maybe).… Continue reading

DT 30328

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30328

Hints and tips by Mr K

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty *** Enjoyment ***

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday.  I felt that there was a lot of complex and intricate wordplay in this puzzle, which detracted a little from the enjoyment because the solve didn’t flow and a lot of the parsing happened after finding the correct answer. On the other hand, there weren’t any obscurities, which is always a good thing.  Continue reading "DT 30328"