December 2022 – Page 5 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

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)”

DT 30171

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30171

Hints and tips by Mr K

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty *** Enjoyment ***

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Thursday. For some reason it took me a while to get going with this enjoyable puzzle. I have no idea who the setter might be – does anyone want to hazard a guess? Continue reading "DT 30171"

DT 30170

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30170

Hints and tips by 2Kiwis

BD Rating – Difficulty ** Enjoyment ***

Kia ora from Aotearoa.

While we sympathise with so many of you who are feeling the effects of an arctic blast at present (and the setter reminds us of your temperatures several times in today’s clues), we are basking in a spell of sunshine and clear blue skies with balmy temperatures in the mid 20s.… Continue reading