October 2015 – Page 2 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

DT 27944

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27944

Hints and tips by 2Kiwis

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

 

Now that most of you have put your clocks back, we have to wait an extra hour before we can start on our blog. In our winter we access it at 11am, then we have a month or so with noon, and from now on right through our summer we have to wait patiently for 1pm. If we looked hard enough we could probably find there is a quote somewhere about the enhanced pleasure of delayed gratification. We always find Jay puzzles a pleasure to solve so we will enjoy this enhanced pleasure and give it **** for fun. Continue reading “DT 27944”

Toughie 1489

Toughie No 1489 by MynoT

Hints and tips by Toro

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

MynoT makes a rare but most welcome Tuesday appearance with a satisfying puzzle that tested and expanded my vocabulary.

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DT 27941 (Hints)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27941 (Hints)

Big Dave’s Saturday Crossword Club
Hosted by crypticsue

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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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