August 2, 2024 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Day: 2 August 2024

Toughie 3316

by Gazza  

Toughie No 3316 by Osmosis
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****

Osmosis has given us a proper Toughie with a lot of clever wordplay (which I really enjoyed working through). This time his puzzle is a full pangram with no missing letters.

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DT 30682

by Mr K  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No Crossword 30682

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

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Complex wordplay and more head-scratching than usual for a Friday suggests that this nice puzzle might be the work of Zandio. While I found most of it about right for a Friday, parsing 4d pushed my total time into 4* difficulty territory.  Continue reading "DT 30682"