March 13, 2020 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 2401

Toughie No 2401 by Sparks

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

Some new words for me and some cute perimeter phrases. A fun solve.

The definitions are underlined. The hints attempt to explain the wordplay, and you can reveal the answers by clicking on the click here buttons.… Continue reading

DT 29310

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29310

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Good morning from South Staffs, with a watery sun breaking through the patches of cloud as I write.

Overall, I didn’t find today’s puzzle very difficult, but there seemed to me to be an excess of double definition clues, which are not my favourite.… Continue reading

DT 29305

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29305

A full review by gnomethang

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This puzzle was published on 7th March 2020

BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Morning All! – A fairly straightforward Saturday puzzle with some very nice surface readings..

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