Kath – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

DT 29674

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29674

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BD Rating — Difficulty ** Enjoyment ****

Hello everyone. No doubt that this is a Ray T production as it has almost all his trademark clues. I didn’t think it was one of his more difficult crosswords but let’s see others found it.… Continue reading

DT 29668

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29668

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Hello everyone. Not a Ray T Thursday – it’s a long time since I’ve done the hints for a crossword set by anyone other than him and I’m the world’s worst ‘setter spotter’ so I’m not making any guesses today. Continue reading “DT 29668”

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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29662

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Hello everyone. Definitely a Ray T production today – his clues get shorter and shorter.

In the hints the definitions are underlined and the answers are hidden under ANSWER so only do that if you need to see one.… Continue reading

DT 29650

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29650

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Hello everyone. I might be having a goofy day but I found this Ray T crossword a bit more difficult than his last few have been. We’ll see what everyone else thinks.… Continue reading

DT 29638

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29638

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Hello everyone. After yesterday was a surprise non-Jay Wednesday I wasn’t too sure what (or who) to expect today but there doesn’t seem to be much doubt that this crossword was set by Ray T – it certainly feels like one of his.… Continue reading

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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29626

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Hello everyone. As they go I thought this was a straightforward Ray T Thursday crossword. It has almost all his trademarks – short clues, very few anagrams, and the Queen and the sweetheart both popped in to say hello.… Continue reading

DT 29614

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29614

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Hello everyone. A typical Ray T crossword – probably not as difficult as he can be but I think it had almost all his trademark clues. Continue reading “DT 29614”

DT 29602

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29602

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Hello everyone. Not a difficult Ray T crossword today so those of you who find him tricky can relax. It has all his trademark clues and I think we could probably add ‘very few anagrams’ to the ones we already know about.… Continue reading

DT 29590

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29590

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Hello everyone. A Ray T crossword – I thought it was of about average difficulty for him although it did have its moments! There weren’t many anagrams which always makes things trickier for me anyway as I find them a good way into a crossword.… Continue reading

DT 29578

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29578

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Hello everyone. A Ray T Thursday crossword – this one is lacking a few of the usual trademarks  but it still feels like one of his. I didn’t have a lot of trouble but will wait to see how everyone else got on today.… Continue reading