Mr K – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

DT 30760

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30760

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty *** Enjoyment ***

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. The puzzle site version of the crossword appeared long after midnight, which was very late here. So, no time for pics today I’m afraid. It was a fun solve. Continue reading "DT 30760"

DT 30754

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30754

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

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I thought today’s puzzle was just excellent, with the difficulty level perfect for the Friday slot and several smile-inducing penny-drop moments. I hope that our setter drops in to claim it later.  Continue reading "DT 30754"

DT 30748

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30748

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty *** Enjoyment ***

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday.  We have a fun puzzle today that felt a little different to the usual Friday offerings.  Continue reading "DT 30748"

DT 30742

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No Crossword 30742

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty **** Enjoyment **

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. A couple of clues in this nice puzzle resisted parsing for a while, which bumped the difficulty rating up to 4*.  Continue reading "DT 30742"

DT 30736

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30736

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

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Today we have a fine puzzle from the setter who fills his grid with every letter but X.  Lots of smiles during the solve as numerous pennies dropped due to the excellent misdirection in many clues.  Continue reading "DT 30736"

DT 30730

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No Crossword 30730

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty **** Enjoyment **

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I’d love to say that I sailed through this puzzle, but that would be a lie. The solve involved a fair bit of reverse engineering of some intricate wordplay, along with a dollop of electronic help. All that pondering left no time to search for pics, but I’m sure that the commentariat can provide a few good ones. Continue reading "DT 30730"

DT 30718

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30718

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty **** Enjoyment **

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I thought that this puzzle had some clues that were straightforward to parse and a few that were not. I spent a long time pondering those, which left no time to search for pictures. They should return next week. Continue reading "DT 30718"