February 19, 2026 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 3639

Toughie No 3639 by Kcit
Hints and tips by ALP

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BD Rating – Toughie difficulty **/*** Enjoyment ****

Highly enjoyable shenanigans from Kcit today with a smidgeon of tricky vocab (e.g. 16a’s “age”) and a pleasingly classical feel. There was, happily, no need to know about models of mobile phones popular in New Zealand this time out but I suspect not many of us (with two notable exceptions!) will be overly familiar with 20a’s definition. Still, it’s all fair – and fun. Over to you.

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