September 7, 2022 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 2918

Toughie No 2918 by Donnybrook

Hints and tips by crypticsue

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

Donnybrook’s turn to provide the Wednesday Toughie and this was, particularly on the right-hand side, a fine exercise of the cryptic grey matter Continue reading “Toughie 2918”

DT 30086

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30086

Hints and tips by pommers

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

¡Hola a todos!  Bet you weren’t expecting me again so soon!  The 2Kiwis are otherwise engaged today so I’m afraid you’ll just have to put up with me again as stand-in.  Sorry and all that but I’m pretty sure the Kiwis will be back next week.

A pretty good puzzle today from the Wednesday Wizard.  A tad tricky in places but overall not a brain bender.  Not many anagrams so I’m afraid you’ll have to do it the hard way.
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ST 3175 (full review)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3175

A full review by Rahmat Ali

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This puzzle was published on 28th Aug 2022

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

Greetings from Kolkata. A slightly tougher Sunday puzzle of Dada, but overall an enjoyable one to solve. I now have the pleasure of presenting to you a full review of the same and would be delighted to have your valuable feedback.Continue reading