July 24, 2020 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 2477

Toughie No 2477 by Osmosis

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

Lots of great misleads today, especially in the definitions – a joy to solve. Not quite a pangram, as we are missing the J.

Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading

DT 29424

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29424

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Good morning from rainy South Staffs.

We have a pangra missing X this morning, so we may deduce that the setter is ProXimal. A reasonably challenging puzzle which went well into my *** bracket.… Continue reading

DT 29419

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29419

A full review by gnomethang

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This puzzle was published on 18th July 2020

BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Morning All! I found this a fairly standard Saturday puzzle that wasn’t too tricky albeit a couple of references might have stymied some. Continue reading “DT 29419”