March 2021 – Page 7 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

ST 3098 (Hints)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3098 (Hints)

Hints and tips by Senf

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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, with the beginning of ‘Meteorological Spring,’ unseasonably warmer temperatures have started the thaw so the snow is disappearing and ‘open water’ is starting to appear on the rivers.… Continue reading

MPP – 106

Monthly Prize Puzzle (Mar 2021)

Permutations by Phibs

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Why not have a go at our latest Monthly Prize Puzzle?

The winner will receive their choice of any of the Telegraph Crossword Books.

Please note that, due to punitive postal charges, while the competition is open to all, the prize is only available to UK solvers.

A review will follow after the closing date (20th March 2021)

The competition is now closed

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Toughie 2604

Toughie No 2604 by Sparks

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

A lovely quirky puzzle from Sparks today with a few that required a bit of extra thinking to see the parsing. At the time of writing, I haven’t seen Spark’s usual Nina, unless there’s been some kind of household incident (rows 3 & 13) – comments welcome. Continue reading “Toughie 2604”

DT 29610

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29610

A full review by crypticsue

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This puzzle was published on 27th February 2021

BD Rating – Difficulty *Enjoyment ***

This exceedingly straightforward and very enjoyable Prize Puzzle was the work of the Telegraph Puzzles Editor Continue reading “DT 29610”

DT 29614

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29614

Hints and tips by Kath

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BD Rating — Difficulty **/***Enjoyment ****

Hello everyone. A typical Ray T crossword – probably not as difficult as he can be but I think it had almost all his trademark clues. Continue reading “DT 29614”