October 2019 – Page 6 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Month: October 2019

DT 29177

by 2Kiwis  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29177

Hints and tips by 2Kiwis

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

Kia ora from Aotearoa.

We seem to have been all over the place lately. Health issues for a very good, long-standing friend has meant lots of to, from, and around Wellington trips for us. However we are both home again now so able to tackle this week’s Jay puzzle as usual.

The weather is at last starting to warm up a bit. One of us is actually wearing shorts today.

We found this puzzle at the trickier end of Jay’s spectrum and even considered the possibility of giving it 4 difficulty stars.

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Toughie 2311

by Big Dave  

Toughie No 2311 by Gila

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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

Today’s setter, new to the Toughie series, has taken the 23a of Gila, a species of venomous lizard. This is a promising debut which I found to be slightly tougher than usual for a Tuesday. Continue reading “Toughie 2311”

DT 29176

by Mr K  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29176

Hints and tips by Mr K

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty ** -  Enjoyment ***

Hello, everyone.  I thought that the top of today's puzzle was fairly gentle, but I found that things became more interesting when I reached the bottom.  Overall, I rated it a bit below average for difficulty and about average for enjoyment.  I, and the thousands of lurkers who will visit the blog today, look forward to reading what everyone else thought of it. Continue reading "DT 29176"

DT 29175

by Miffypops  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29175

Hints and tips by Chris Evans

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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment **    

Good morning from the heart of Downtown L I. (Long Itchington for those who want to know) All seems well with the world. The promised biblical downpour failed to materialise and a rather pleasant weekend was the outcome. England got through a tough game against Argentina but Coventry lost to Ealing Trailfinders on Friday night. Honours even at three tries apiece. Continue reading “DT 29175”

ST 3024 (Hints)

by Senf  

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3024 (Hints)

Hints and tips by Senf

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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, after near record rainfall of over three times the monthly average in September and continuing rainfall in this first week of October, plus the result of storms in North Dakota and Minnesota, the Red River looks like it is at Spring thaw flood levels, except there aren’t any mini-icebergs floating downsteam.… Continue reading

DT 29174 (Hints)

by Big Dave  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29174 (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 – 089

by Admin  

Monthly Prize Puzzle (October 2019)

A Puzzle by Radler

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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 (19th October 2019).

The competition is now closed

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