March 28, 2025 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 3452

Toughie No 3452 by Karla
Hints and tips by Gazza

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

Karla has given us a very enjoyable puzzle – many thanks to him. I forgot to look for a Nina in his last Toughie so I spent some time searching for one today, all to no avail – if you’ve had more success than I did do let me know!
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DT 30886

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30886

Hints and tips by Mr K

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

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. The use of every letter but X in the grid fill suggests that today’s fine crossword is the work of proXimal. Thanks to him for a smooth and tightly-clued puzzle that was a pleasure to solve and to hint.  Continue reading "DT 30886"

DT 30881 (full review)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30881

A full review by Rahmat Ali

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This puzzle was published on 22nd March 2025

BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Greetings from Kolkata. A nice entertaining Saturday puzzle from the setter that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and valuable feedback.
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