27002 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

DT 27002

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27002

A full review by crypticsue

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BD Rating – Difficulty ** Enjoyment ***

I had my suspicions that this was a Cephas puzzle, albeit a slightly trickier one than usual, when I solved it and this was confirmed by the setter himself when we met at the Convention on Saturday afternoon. Continue reading “DT 27002”

DT 27002 (Hints)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27002 (Hints)

Big Dave’s Crossword Club
with Tilsit in the chair

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There’s still time to enter this month’s Prize crossword – entries close at midnight.

Greetings from the Calder Valley.  Everyone’s gone off to play for the day leaving yours truly to hold the baby.  I rather enjoyed this puzzle over my Crunchy Nut Corn Flakes, lots of nice clues with clever definitions.  The Weekly Puzzle will be up at lunchtime and if you fancy another challenge, do visit us again and have a go at it.  it’s a good ‘un!

As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, an assortment of clues, including some of the more difficult ones, have been selected and hints provided for them.

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