September 24, 2024 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 3345

Toughie No 3345 by Dharma
Hints and tips by ALP

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

Spot on. Dharma’s best yet, for my money. Smart synonyms, garlicky constructions, sharp surfaces and, as ever, very fair definitions. It all flew in pretty briskly but some knotty parsing persuaded me to bung an extra half on for difficulty.

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DT 30727

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30727

Hints and tips by Senf

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

Huntsman has a hospital appointment today; that may be code for a very early tee time, but I think it is genuine.  So, here I am again and a very good Tuesday morning from Winnipeg.… Continue reading