January 31, 2025 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 3420

Toughie No 3420 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Gazza

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

Sparks has provided an entertaining puzzle where some of the parsing took me some time – many thanks to him. He usually has something going on in the grid and today all of the 4-letter answers are reversed in symmetrical locations.
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DT 30838

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30838

Hints and tips by Mr K

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

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I had to ponder the parsing of several clues in this puzzle, which bumped up my difficulty rating.  Continue reading "DT 30838"

DT 30833 (full review)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30833

A full review by Rahmat Ali

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This puzzle was published on 25th January 2025

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

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