February 2019 – Page 4 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

DT 28970

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28970

A full review by gnomethang

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Morning All! This was about a two start difficulty and pretty standard for a Saturday Prize puzzle with a fair mix of clue types. Continue reading “DT 28970”

ST 2989

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2989

A full review by gnomethang

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

This puzzle was published on Sunday 3rd February 2019

Morning All! Another fun puzzle by Dada this weekend with about a 3-star solving time for me.

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DT 28973

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28973

Hints and tips by 2Kiwis

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

Kia ora from Aotearoa.

Our long hot summer continues. Too hot and dry in some areas. In the Nelson district, where we used to live in our orcharding days, there have been huge bush fires raging for over a week.… Continue reading

Toughie 2175

Toughie No 2175 by Musaeus

Hints and tips by Kitty

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

 

Hello and welcome one and all.  Musaeus is fairly new to the Toughie series and so far I’ve had rather mixed experiences with his puzzles.  For me this was a return to the Musaeus we saw in his first appearance here: not too hard but very enjoyable.

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DT 28972

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28972

Hints and tips by Mr K

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty ** Enjoyment ***

 

Hello everyone.  Today we have a solid and enjoyable puzzle.  Not surprising it turned out like that, because any crossword that begins with kittens just has to be good. 

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