March 5, 2020 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 2396

Toughie No 2396 by Kcit

Hints and tips by crypticsue

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BD Rating – Difficulty *Enjoyment ***

Kcit has given us an actual proper 1* Toughie, my solving time falling nicely on the cusp between a 5* backpager and a 1* Toughie. There is quite a bit of ‘letter removing’ going on and I will admit to a small amount of literal and metaphorical head scratching while producing this review!… Continue reading

DT 29303

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29303

Hints and tips by pommers

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BD Rating – Difficulty *** Enjoyment ***

Hola from the Vega Baja where spring appears to have sprung.  After a couple of days in the UK last weekend when we had rain, hail, wind, snow on the Malvern hills and even some sunshine it’s nice to be back to normal.

I’m pretty sure today’s offering is a RayT as many of his hallmarks are here and nobody else can stretch a synonym the way he can. You can probably hear the squeals of some of the ones here. I found it a bit tricky in places, but not impossible, and it was quite enjoyable when some of the pennies dropped. I’m sure many of you will disagree one way or another.
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ST 3044

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3044

A full review by gnomethang

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This puzzle was published on 23rd February 2020

BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Morning All! THis was a fun 2 star difficulty solve that might have involved a boiled egg in between starting and finishing.

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