October 2017 – Page 7 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

DT 28551

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28551

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Good morning from South Staffs.

A fair slice of GK required to solve today’s Giovanni, though the cluing is, as always, perfectly fair.… Continue reading

DT 28546

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28546

A full review by gnomethang

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This puzzle was published on 30th September 2017

BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Morning All! I solved this very late in the week when very tired and enjoyed it less on the solve than on the review – all in all I quite enjoyed it. Continue reading “DT 28546”

Toughie 1894

 

Toughie No 1894 by Stick Insect

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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

Good afternoon from South Staffs, where I’m doing an extra shift this week to cover for Bufo’s absence.… Continue reading

DT 28550

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28550

Hints and tips by pommers

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

Morning all and welcome to a RayThursday. I thought this was going to be pretty easy when I got eight of the acrosses on first pass but then I only got eight of the downs, even with the checkers in place.  It was well into *** time by the time the rest had revealed themselves.  For me the enjoyment level was its usual high but I bet we’ll have some disagreement about that.
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Toughie 1893

Toughie No 1893 by Micawber

Hints and tips by Gazza

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

I found this one a bit trickier than we normally get from Micawber (possibly because several of the words were new for me) but it’s really enjoyable as his puzzles always are.… Continue reading

DT 28549

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28549

Hints and tips by KiwiColin

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

 

Kia ora from Aotearoa.
                 School holiday time here and Carol is away in Wellington on Grandma duties again, so a solo flight this week.… Continue reading

Toughie 1892

Toughie No 1892 by Giovanni

Hints and tips by Kitty

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

 

Warmest greetings, one and all.  Giovanni has provided us with a Toughie considerably gentler than his usual, and much more aligned with the puzzles normally seen in this slot. … Continue reading

DT 28548

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28548

Hints and tips by Mr Kitty

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

 

[Jump to Across or Down Hints, Quickie Pun, or CommentsHello, everyone, and welcome to another Tuesday blog. … Continue reading