February 2023 – Page 6 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

DT 30215 (Full Review)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30215

A full review by crypticsue

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This puzzle was published on 4th February 2023

BD Rating – Difficulty * Enjoyment ***

A friendly Saturday Prize Puzzle from Cephas  Continue reading “DT 30215 (Full Review)”

DT 30219

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30219

Hints and tips by Mr K

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty ** Enjoyment ***

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Thursday. I found the across clues here fairly straightforward, but solving and parsing became more tricky for some of the down clues.  That variety made for an enjoyable and rewarding solve.  Continue reading "DT 30219"

DT 30218

Daily Telegraph No 30218

Hints and tips by StephenL

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

Good morning everyone from a beautifully sunny South Devon coast. For those of you who did the Toughie yesterday you’ve got me again!… as the Ks are on vacation. Another blogger will cover next week

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DT 30217

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30217
Hints and tips by Twmbarlwm

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

Good morning. A nice variety of devices, a few relatively simple clues, and some knottier ones produced a challenge that was good fun to rise to.  Of the ones that took the longest to solve, 22a held out to the end – guessable, but took me a while to parse. Many thanks to the setter, and kudos for the topical 21d.  Continue reading “DT 30217”