July 2016 – Page 6 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1635

Toughie No 1635 by Elkamere

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

An Elkamere, what joy! I thought – then I ended up staring at the grid for a good while before seeing 16a from the enumeration.… Continue reading

DT 28156

Daily Telegraph No 28156

A full review by crypticsue

This puzzle was published on 2nd July 2016

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

 

Just me or are Saturday puzzles increasing (if only very slightly) the difficulty level and thus the enjoyment factor too??

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Toughie 1634

Toughie No 1634 by Petitjean

Hints and tips by Tilsit

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Greetings from Warrington! As Bufo is sunning himself on a Club 18-30 Ibiza Rave Party holiday, BD asked me to fill his boots for the day.… Continue reading

DT 28160

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28160

Hints and tips by pommers

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

Hola from the Vega Baja where it’s very hot and humid and I’ve just heard a rather loud clap of thunder.

I’m pretty sure this is a RayT production as we have the Queen, some innuendo including a nude star and a lot of stretched synonyms.  I rather enjoyed the challenge but I know there will be the usual complaints as there are some whoppers today. Overall it didn’t cause too many problems but perhaps a tad trickier than Ray’s recent offerings.

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DT 28159

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28159

Hints and tips by 2Kiwis

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

Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.
It is official Maori Language Week here in Aotearoa New Zealand so we thought it appropriate to once again greet you with a full formal greeting.… Continue reading