April 2017 – Page 4 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

MPP – 059 (Review)

Monthly Prize Puzzle – 059

April 2017

A puzzle by Radler

Congratulations to our April winner, Kitty, who receives a signed copy of Mick Twister’s There Once Was a Man with Six Wives: Our Kings and Queens in Limericks, kindly donated by the author

The instructions said: The nine pale blocks are to be ignored when entering the answers to the clues.… Continue reading

DT 28402 (Hints)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28402 (Hints)

Big Dave’s Saturday Crossword Club

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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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DT 28396

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28396

A full review by crypticsue

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This puzzle was published on Saturday 8th April

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

An enjoyable start to my Saturday crossword solving.   Lots to enjoy, including some nice wordplay and one of my favourite words too!

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DT 28400

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28400

Hints and tips by Kath

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BD Rating — Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

Hello everyone. As usual on a non-Ray T Thursday I’m not going to make any guesses as to who set today’s crossword although I do wonder if the answer to 1d is giving us a hint.… Continue reading