April 30, 2025 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 3470

Toughie  No 3470 by Prime

Hints and Tips by crypticsue

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

And the award for the most words on one sheet of paper goes to … Leo Tolstoy*… sorry, I mean Prime!

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DT 30914

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30914

Hints and tips by Senf

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

A very good Wednesday morning from Winnipeg where some are celebrating the events of two days ago and some are not, especially the two major party leaders who lost their seats!

For me, etc (I have to say that for Terence), a reasonably straightforward and entertaining midweek puzzle which I am suggesting, with the absence of the Reverend W A Spooner, is the work of Hudson.  Whomsoever it is, thank you.

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Sunday Toughie 169 (Review)

Sunday Toughie No 169 by Light

Review by Sloop John Bee

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This puzzle was published on the 20th of April 2025

I now know who Light is, not through any spectacular sleuthing on my part or Gemini/AI investigations, but Light has put the alias in his Twitter/BlueSky profile. Although he is well known to all of Big Dave, I will leave it up to Light to disclose his identity here. He is a welcome addition to the roster of Sunday Toughie setters.

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ST 3313 (full review)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3313

A full review by Rahmat Ali

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This puzzle was published on 20th April 2025

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 valuable feedback.
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