January 5, 2023 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Day: 5 January 2023

Toughie 2987

by Gazza  

Toughie No 2987 by Firefly
Hints and tips by Gazza

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

I spent longer sorting out the wordplay than I did solving this Firefly puzzle. I do enjoy disentangling complicated wordplay but I was still rather glad when I got to the end of the hints.… Continue reading

DT 30189

by Mr K  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30189

Hints and tips by Mr K

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty *** -  Enjoyment ***

Hello, everyone, and welcome to the first Thursday of 2023. It‘s an excellent RayT creation, packing a lot of fun into a collection of very concise clues. And it has cats!  Continue reading "DT 30189"