September 15, 2023 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 3132

Toughie No 3132 by proXimal

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

proXimal provides a welcome respite from the usual tortuous Friday toughie. Once I had a way in, this went fairly smoothly. NW was last. Nice smooth surfaces

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DT 30406

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30406

Hints and tips by Mr K

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty ** Enjoyment ***

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday.  This week’s Telegraph Puzzles Newsletter told us that this week’s celebrations to mark the first birthday of the new Telegraph Puzzles site would “wrap it all up with a suitably celebratory Cryptic Crossword on Friday”.  That information didn’t help much with the solve, and once I had a completed grid, I searched for anything beyond the obvious 1a/4a combination that might be referencing the new site, but to no avail. Did anyone out there spot anything else birthday-related or anything that could be a comment on the new site?  The anagram-rich puzzle itself felt more straightforward than recent Friday puzzles and it delivered quite a few smiles.  Continue reading "DT 30406"

DT 30401 (full review)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30401

A full review by Rahmat Ali

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This puzzle was published on 9th Sep 2023

BD Rating – Difficulty ** Enjoyment ****

Greetings from Kolkata. A very friendly and straightforward Saturday puzzle from Chalicea that I highly enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and significant feedback.Continue reading