August 2019 – Page 7 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

DT 29120 (Hints)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29120 (Hints)

The 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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MPP – 087

Monthly Prize Puzzle (August 2019)

Upper Case Places by Alchemi

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Why not have a go at our latest Monthly Prize Puzzle?

The winner will receive their choice of any of the Telegraph Crossword Books.

Please note that, due to punitive postal charges, while the competition is open to all, the prize is only available to UK solvers.

A review will follow after the closing date (17th August 2019).

The competition is now closed

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DT 29119

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29119

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Good morning from South Staffs where the sun is peeping through the clouds as I write, and it looks as though we may have a dry day.… Continue reading

Toughie 2273

Toughie No 2273 by Hudson

Hints and tips by Tilsit

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

Greetings once more from Jena!

The weather has broken slightly, and we had some rain yesterday, which cleared the air a little. Had a really interesting day in the Bauhaus and New Weimar museums looking at some of the amazing artworks from the period between the wars. Continue reading “Toughie 2273”

DT 29118

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29118

Hints and tips by pommers

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BD Rating – Difficulty *Enjoyment ***

Hola from the Vega Baja. I’m pretty sure that today’s puzzle is from RayT but it must rank as the easiest he’s ever produced.  I have to give it only one star for difficulty because I got twelve out of the sixteen across clues on first pass and then every one of the downs.  The unsolved four of the acrosses then just filled themselves in without much thought.  Hey ho, I suppose you’re all going to tell me how hard it was but I can only call it as I see it. Continue reading “DT 29118”