April 6, 2017 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1790

Toughie No 1790 by Shamus

Hints and tips by Bufo

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

Another puzzle of two halves. The bottom half went in fairly easily but the top half needed a lot of effort. I then had to think hard about some of the wordplay.… Continue reading

DT 28394

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28394

Hints and tips by pommers

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Morning all and welcome to another RayThursday.  Maybe it’s just me having an off day but I found this a bit trickier than recent RayT puzzles have been. Enjoyable all the same with all the usual hallmarks of a RayT offering. I’ll be interested to see what you guys think of it.
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ST 2892

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2892

A full review by crypticsue

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This puzzle was published on Sunday 26th March

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

Another Sunday puzzle where I’m hard pressed to pick one particular favourite, but decided in the end to plump for 18d.

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