March 26, 2021 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 2616

 

Toughie No 2616 by Elgar

Hints and tips by Dutch

 

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

Today we have a pangram from Elgar. We have some very clever but not overly difficult clueing, making this a joy to solve

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DT 29633

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29633

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Good morning from South Staffs where we have a mixture of sunshine and showers.

I was making fairly rapid progress through today’s puzzle until I hit a rock with the cryptic definition at 27a, pushed me well into *** time.… Continue reading

DT 29628

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29628

A full review by crypticsue

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This puzzle was published on 20th March 2021

BD Rating – Difficulty *Enjoyment ****

Donnybrook, aka the NY Door Knob, in fine form with some great surface readings in this not too difficult Saturday Prize Puzzle Continue reading “DT 29628”