Big Dave’s Crossword Blog celebrates its thirteenth birthday today!
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The blog has been going for 13 years today, 28th January. … Continue reading
Month: January 2022
Toughie 2791
Toughie No 2791 by proXimal
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
I do enjoy a bout with proXimal and I found this quite tricky especially in my last (South-East) corner.… Continue reading
DT 29895
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29895
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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NAS Rating – Difficulty *** Enjoyment ****
Yesterday I changed my newspaper subscription from ‘Print’ to ‘Online Digital’
My direct debit will change from £52 per month to £55 per annum.… Continue reading
EV 1522
Enigmatic Variations 1522
Consequences by Eclogue
Setter’s Blog
UPDATE: Setter’s Blog now added
Toughie 2790
Toughie No 2790 by Stick Insect
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
The most difficult thing about today’s Stick Insect double pangram Continue reading “Toughie 2790”
DT 29894
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29894
Hints and tips by KiwiColin
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Carol is away on grandparent duties in Wellington so a solo Kiwi blogger this week.
We have both been away with family for a few days.… Continue reading
ST 3143
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3143
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 16th Jan 2022
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. Dada has given us a slightly tougher than his usual puzzles this Sunday, but overall an enjoyable one and I have the pleasure of presenting to you once again a full review of the same and would be delighted to have your precious feedback for my encouragement and improvement. Continue reading “ST 3143”
Toughie 2789
Toughie 2789 by Dada
Hints and tips by StephenL
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Hello everyone from a leaden skies South Devon. Never mind, it’s dry and relatively mild, and Dada has given us a fun and quite accessible puzzle to start the Toughie week Continue reading “Toughie 2789”
DT 29893
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29893
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome. I felt that today's puzzle came from the more straightforward end of the Tuesday spectrum. Nothing wrong with that of course. Lots of smooth surfaces made for a very pleasant solve . Continue reading "DT 29893"
DT 29892
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29892
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hola from a rather noisy Vega Baja! We’re getting new sewers throughout the village and the works have finally got to the street where I live. At the moment there’s a JCB and some blokes with a pneumatic drill digging a large trench down the middle of the road! I don’t think pommette will be getting her lie-in this morning!
The usual Monday fare today but a bit light on anagrams. There are four and they’re mostly towards the end of the down clues so not much help if, like me, you start with the across clues
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