January 17, 2025 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 3412

Toughie No 3412 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Gazza

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

Many thanks to Osmosis for what I found to be a pretty tricky puzzle with his usual clever wordplay and no anagrams. I had some difficulty in deciding what to underline for a few clues.
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DT 30826

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30826

Hints and tips by Mr K

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

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Today we have a challenging and enjoyable puzzle from our setter who fills the grid with every letter except X.  Continue reading "DT 30826"

DT 30821 (full review)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30821

A full review by Rahmat Ali

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This puzzle was published on 11th January 2025

BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

Greetings from Kolkata. A fairly straightforward and entertaining Saturday puzzle from NYDK that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and valuable response.
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