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

DT 29668

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29668

Hints and tips by Kath

+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +

BD Rating — Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Hello everyone. Not a Ray T Thursday – it’s a long time since I’ve done the hints for a crossword set by anyone other than him and I’m the world’s worst ‘setter spotter’ so I’m not making any guesses today. Continue reading “DT 29668”

DT 29667

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29667

Hints and tips by 2Kiwis

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

Kia ora from Aotearoa.

Duck shooting season started on 1st May. The estuary that we live beside is a bird sanctuary and often lately it has had the appearance of an avian refugee camp as hordes of mainly Canada geese and Mallard ducks arrive to share the water and tidal mud-flats with our regular inhabitants.… Continue reading

ST 3105

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3105

A full review by Rahmat Ali

+ – + – + – + – + – + – + – +

This puzzle was published on 25th April 2021

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

Greetings from Kolkata. I now present to you the full review of yet another Sunday puzzle for your kind perusal and opinion. Dada has penned some impressive clues with double and cryptic definitions that go on to adorn his pretty tough yet enjoyable puzzle. Continue reading “ST 3105”

DT 29666

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29666

Hints and tips by Mr K

+ - + - + - + - + - + - + - +

BD Rating  -  Difficulty ** Enjoyment ***

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Tuesday. Eight anagrams in today's puzzle that offer entry points in most corners of the puzzle will please many solvers. There are a few interesting cryptic definitions that made for an enjoyable solve and provided a hint to the identity of our compiler.  Continue reading "DT 29666"