December 16, 2022 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 2976

Toughie No 2976 by Elgar

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

A fun puzzle with a (2,5,2,2’1,4) Nina that relates to 8 & 13d. Enjoy. The Nina helped me in SW. Took me a while – I got stuck after about 7 entries, then the delightful 22d got me started again.… Continue reading

DT 30172

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30172

Hints and tips by Senf

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

A very good Friday morning from Winnipeg.

Zandio was ‘on duty’ last Friday and today there are no signs of multiple Xs or a pangram except for an X so my five bob is on this being a Silvanus production.… Continue reading

DT 30167 (full review)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30167

A full review by crypticsue

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This puzzle was published on 10th December 2022

BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

As he has done for so many years, Cephas provided this week’s Saturday Prize Puzzle Continue reading “DT 30167 (full review)”