January 24, 2019 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 2165

Toughie No 2165 by Hudson

Hints and tips by Bufo

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

This is Hudson’s fourth Toughie and they’ve all appeared on a Thursday. I thought that this was a very interesting and enjoyable puzzle. The answers went in fairly readily with the SE corner offering most resistance.… Continue reading

DT 28956

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28956

Hints and tips by Falcon

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

Greetings from Ottawa, where it has been snowing all day (I’m writing this Wednesday evening local time). By the time I awake tomorrow, the weatherman is 1d for the precipitation to go from snow, to freezing rain, to rain, and back to snow again.… Continue reading

ST 2986

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2986

A full review by crypticsue

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

Definitely more like Sundays used to be, not least for the number of times something had to be inserted into something else, not to mention the return to a distinct dearth of comments on the reviews

Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading