February 16, 2024 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 3220

Toughie No 3220 by Osmosis

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

Good lord! We have a full pangram!

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DT 30538

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30538

Hints and tips by Mr K

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

Hello, everyone.  I felt miles off the setter’s wavelength today, with no flow at all as I worked on completing the X-less grid. But in hindsight there is nothing here that’s obscure or even unusually complex, so perhaps I’m just out of practice. I look forward to reading what others thought.  Continue reading "DT 30538"

DT 30533 (Full Review)


  • Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30533

A full review by crypticsue

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This puzzle was published on 10th February 2024

BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

Looking at the clues for 1a, 6a and 10a, I did wonder why there were exclamation marks at the end of the clue as the definitions didn’t really require them. Once I’d solved 28/24a, the earworm inducing theme and the need for the exclamation marks was revealed

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