April 28, 2012 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

NTSPP – 116 (Review)

Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 116

A puzzle by Donk

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A new name joins the ranks of the NTSPP setters.    When you’ve been solving cryptics for as long as I have, it is good to try new setters’ puzzles and I thoroughly enjoyed Donk’s first NTSPP and hope we see more of him soon.

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NTSPP – 116

Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 116

A Puzzle by Donk

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Welcome to the latest in our series of puzzles, which have now been running every week for over two years.

Those of you who follow the DIY COW clue writing competition will have some idea of what to expect from Donk’s first NTSPP puzzle.  For others there is a real treat in store!

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DT 26852 (Hints)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26852 (Hints)

Big Dave’s Crossword Club

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There are some pictures of last week’s S&B meeting in Todmorden on the blog’s Facebook page.

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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