January 3, 2013 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 904

Toughie No 904 by Petitjean

Give me your answer, do

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

I made steady progress with this puzzle. It was only the bit of thought that I needed to get the final few answers that just about pushed the difficulty rating up to 3*.

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ST 2671

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2671

A full review by gnomethang

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

Morning All!. We had  fun festive fare from Virgilius last week with Santa, his reindeer and some nativity based clues to boot.

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DT 27065

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27065

Hints and tips by Falcon

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

Greetings from a very frigid Ottawa where the temperature is currently -23°C. With this being my regular turn in the blogger’s chair, the schedule has proven to be very fortuitous since – as we recently learned – Pommers is currently recuperating from a rather nasty bit of illness. I am sure he has taken heart from the outpouring of good wishes that have been directed his way. Hopefully, he will soon be well enough to flirt with those pretty Spanish nurses – when Pommette isn’t looking, of course.

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