Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2490 – Review
A full analysis by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
There have been a lot of good Sunday puzzles recently, and this was another. Sorry for the late appearance of this review, but I’m still sorting out Friday morning’s computer crash.
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Toughie No 175 by Excalibur
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
Apologies for the late posting of this review. Big Dave normally does the Friday Toughie but he has suffered a catastrophic hardware failure and cannot get on-line, so I’ve done a quick mini write-up in his place. He also asked me to apologise for the late arrival of his full review of last Sunday’s puzzle – he’ll post it as soon as he is able.
As for today’s effort, I found it more irritating than satisfying – but there were a couple of clues I liked.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25971
Hints and tips by Libellule
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **
Not sure about this crossword, maybe I got out of the wrong side of bed this morning, but I personally felt that this was somewhat 16a. and is only rescued by 18a. Comments appreciated as always.
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