December 25, 2024 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 3398 (Online only)

Toughie  No 3398 by Prime

Hints and Tips by crypticsue

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This Christmas Day Toughie is only available online

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

A Toughie for Christmas Day which could have appeared on any other Wednesday of the year as there were no references to the Christmas season at all!  I have added an image of 16d at Christmas, just to add a bit of festivity!

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DT 30806 (On-Line Only)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30806

Hints and tips by Senf

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

A very Happy Christmas to all from Winnipeg where, per the Environment Canadian definition, with more than 2 cms of snow on the ground, we have a White Christmas.… Continue reading

ST 3295 (full review)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3295

A full review by Rahmat Ali

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This puzzle was published on 15th December 2024

BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

Greetings from Kolkata. A nice, straightforward puzzle from Dada this Sunday that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a full review of his puzzle for your kind perusal and precious feedback.
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