October 2018 – Page 6 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 2104

Toughie No 2104 by Chalicea

Hints and tips by Kitty

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

 

Hello to you all.  This is Chalicea Toughie number three, which I found a little gentler than the previous ones. … Continue reading

Unwanted Pop-up Ads

09-10-2018 Resolved – see below.


A number of users have reported that they have been experiencing intrusive pop-up ads when accessing the site, particularly when using an iPhone.  One user suggested that it might be the ads on the site that are causing it – as these are provided by WordPress I didn’t think this could be possible, but turning them off seems to have solved the problem.  I have reported this problem to WordPress and may need to turn the ads back on later.  Should you suffer from this, please leave a comment outlining:

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ST 2972 (Hints)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2972 (Hints)

Hints and tips by Senf

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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where we have had more of the white fluffy variety of precipitation although not as much as Calgary, two provinces to the West, which had a record breaking (for October) 36 cm at the beginning of the week.… Continue reading

Site Problems – 06 October 2018

As I’m sure you have noticed, the site is experiencing severe problems.  In order to attempt to resolve these I have had to disable most of the plugins, which means that a lot of things about the site will be different – for example, the spoilers wont work, the contact form to submit prize entries won’t work etc [update – these are now working].  Please don’t write to tell me about them!  The hints are available here and today’s NTSPP here.

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DT 28863 (Hints)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28863 (Hints)

The Saturday Crossword Club

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The main site is having severe problems which are currently being investigated by the hosting company.  These hints are also available here: – I suggest that you bookmark this alternative site, which is where I post when the main site is down.

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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