July 15, 2022 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 2888

Toughie No 2888 by Elgar

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

A number of parsings took me into 5* time (as usual!)

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Across

1a     I tend not to mind knocking off early at work, not at all (4,7,2)

DON’T MENTION IT: An anagram (at work) of I TEND NOT TO MIN(d) without the last letter (knocking off early)

9a    Fruit carried by single Anglo-French drone?… Continue reading

DT 30040

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30040

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Good morning from Woodbury in South Devon, where I’m staying while playing croquet at Budleigh Salterton this week.

I found this puzzle to be very much one of two halves.… Continue reading

DT 30035 (full review)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30035

A full review by Rahmat Ali

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This puzzle was published on 9th July 2022

BD Rating – Difficulty ** Enjoyment ***

Greetings from Kolkata. Once again, a friendly and straightforward Saturday puzzle from Cephas that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind reading and important feedback.Continue reading