November 18, 2020 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 2543

Toughie No 2543 by Samuel

Hints and tips by Gazza

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

We have a fairly gentle puzzle from Samuel today which produced several smiles (e.g. the privy with no walls and the Lords spouting nonsense). I didn’t have any significant problems although I was very slow to utilise the ‘if all else fails look for a lurker’ rule in parsing 1d.… Continue reading

DT 29524

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29524

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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

The Kiwis have to attend a family matter at short notice – I hope they will be back next week. Continue reading “DT 29524”

ST 3081

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3081

A full review by gnomethang

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This puzzle was published on 8th November 2020

BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Morning All! Pretty standard Sunday puzzle with a small growl at 31a. Continue reading “ST 3081”