April 12, 2024 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 3252

Toughie No 3252 by Sparks

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

I found this tricky with some new words. Some references to age; I don’t know if these have special significance

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DT 30586

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30586

Hints and tips by Mr K

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty ** Enjoyment ****

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I found this puzzle a joy to solve and to hint, full of smiles and tight cryptic grammar that made writing the hints easy.  I do hope that our setter will drop in later to claim it. Thanks to everyone who wrote kind words in comments following Wednesday’s web site issues – very much appreciated. I’m still not sure what caused the problem. Growing pains, perhaps. Continue reading "DT 30586"