October 11, 2019 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 2314

Toughie No 2314 by Osmosis

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

Another high-quality pangram by Osmosis. Very enjoyable

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DT 29179

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29179

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Good morning from South Staffs on an autumnal day.

I found this one of Giovanni’s more gentle puzzles, with plenty of anagrams or part-anagrams to speed things up.… Continue reading

DT 29174

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29174

A full review by crypticsue

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This puzzle was published on 5th October 2019

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

One of those crosswords where joining together solutions across a row or column produces some interesting results – I particularly like the 16/18a combination

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