September 13, 2024 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 3340

Toughie No 3340 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Gazza

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

Our setter continues his practice of providing a ‘nearly pangram’ (there’s no K as far as I can see). He’s also given us an anagram-less puzzle – I particularly admire his ability to clue the four peripheral names without the need to resort to anagrams. I enjoyed this a lot – thanks to Osmosis.

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DT 30718

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30718

Hints and tips by Mr K

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty **** Enjoyment **

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I thought that this puzzle had some clues that were straightforward to parse and a few that were not. I spent a long time pondering those, which left no time to search for pictures. They should return next week. Continue reading "DT 30718"