This weekend, I am going away for a couple of days. Everything was planned until I had a power cut this morning. On rebooting the machine, I found that the hard drive was corrupted and I had to reload Windows. Two more power cuts and a lot of thumping of mouse and keyboard later I have managed to get back online, but with no time to do today’s hints.… Continue reading
Category: Announcements
Prize Puzzle Guidelines
Phil McNeill, the Puzzles Editor for the Telegraph Media Group, has issued answers to questions like “Can I use pencil or Tippex?”. You can read what he has said in Guidelines for the submission of Prize Puzzles.
Sloggers and Betters 5
Sloggers and Betters 5
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| What? | The 5th social gathering for the writers and fans of crossword blogs and the puzzles behind them |
News about Tilsit
News about Tilsit
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I have had a message from Tilsit to say that at the moment he is feeling much better, but it looks like it is going to be a week or so before he is allowed home.… Continue reading
One Month Old Today
Big Dave’s Blog is One Month Old Today
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It seems like a lifetime, but it was one month ago today that I started this blog.
On 28th January, there were just 2 hits (both from me!). The following day I published my first Toughie review, and the hit count shot up to 26, with 5 of them actually looking at the review. The average now is between 750 and 1000 hits per day and the review for each puzzle gets looked at from 100 – 200 times for the Toughies up as high as 500 for the Daily cryptic. Continue reading “One Month Old Today”
Welcome
Welcome to Big Dave’s Crossword Blog
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You have reached the world’s biggest and best crossword blog. If you are looking for help with the Daily and Sunday Telegraph cryptic crosswords or the Enigmatic Variations advanced cryptic, a total of 13 puzzles a week, then you have come to the right place.
If this is your first time, or for more information about this site, please click on Continue reading “Welcome”