Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2496 – Review
A crossword for connoisseurs ~ a full analysis by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Another excellent puzzle with good surface reading throughout. A few minor quibbles, which are detailed below.
At the bottom of the post you will see an array of five stars – use these to give your assessment of the puzzle. Five stars if you thought it was great, one if you hated it, four, three or two if it was somewhere in between.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2495 – Review
A full analysis by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
There’s little more I can say about the Sunday crosswords. If you had to choose just one puzzle each week you could not go wrong with this one.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2494 – Review
A full analysis by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
A good puzzle maintaining the standard set for the Sunday puzzles.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2493 – Review
A full analysis by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
This Sunday puzzle is approaching the standard set by some Toughies. It make take a little while, but it is well worth the effort.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2492 – Review
A full analysis by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Yet another excellent Sunday puzzle – if you don’t do these you are missing out.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2491 – Review
A full analysis by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Not quite as good as last week’s, but still streets ahead of how they used to be.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2490 – Review
A full analysis by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
There have been a lot of good Sunday puzzles recently, and this was another. Sorry for the late appearance of this review, but I’m still sorting out Friday morning’s computer crash.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2489 – Review
A full analysis by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment *
This turned out to be an unintentional rehash of Toughie 110. See the Hints post for more details, but that accounts for the low rating allocated.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2488 – Review
A full analysis by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Our new Sunday setter is now so well established that the old-style puzzles are becoming an ever-dimming memory.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2487 – Review
A full analysis by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
A bit harder than in recent weeks, but an excellent puzzle. Continue reading “ST 2487 – Review”