October 2019 – Page 3 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 2319

Toughie No 2319 by Silvanus

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

Silvanus seems very much at home in this Tuesday slot. This is another excellent puzzle with a wide variety of different clues all making for a pleasurable, if brief, solve. Continue reading “Toughie 2319”

DT 29188

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29188

Hints and tips by Mr K

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty ** Enjoyment ***

Hello, everyone.  It’s looking like it’ll be a nice day in London.  Today we have a solid Tuesday puzzle requiring almost no general knowledge.  Continue reading "DT 29188"

DT 29187

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29187

Hints and tips by Denis The Menace

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Good Morning from the misty heart of Downtown L I. All seems to be well with the world after the weekend’s marathon Rugby Union experience during which I managed to watch seven games. All four quarter finals in The Rugby World Cup. Two Premiership Matches and of course my home team Coventry who beat Bedford narrowly with a last gasp try and conversion. Continue reading “DT 29187”

MPP 089 – Review

Monthly Prize Puzzle 089 – Review

October 2019

A Puzzle by Radler

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After filling the grid, one letter may be removed from eight across solutions (one in each row) leaving real words in all eight as well as in the four impacted down solutions.Continue reading

ST 3026 (Hints)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3026 (Hints)

Hints and tips by Senf

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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where this is my 150th overall blog – 142 STs and 8 DTs – so, perhaps, I have only solved and hinted on the equivalent of 79 puzzles plus or minus a few.… Continue reading

DT 29186 (Hints)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29186 (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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Toughie 2318

Toughie No 2318 by Artix

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

A rather good puzzle from Artix, I thought, with plenty of enjoyable twists – though I confess surprise at one of the anagram indicators.… Continue reading