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DT Cryptic No 25867

by Big Dave  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25867

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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

A slightly tricky puzzle – I was sailing along thinking I must be in tune with the setter, then got a bit bogged down.  No particularly difficult clues, apart from getting the precise wording for 27 across.  My first attempt hampered me from getting 24 down, I should have tackled them the other way around.

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Toughie No 104

by Big Dave  

Toughie No 104 by Osmosis

A typical Toughie with some tricky wordplay

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

Several clues in this puzzle left me scratching my head for the wordplay, especially 1 down.  One or two lesser known words, and an artist whose name is not  particularly well known made for an awkward puzzle.

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DT Cryptic No 25866

by Gazza  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25866

Today’s hints and tips by Gazza

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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***

There’s nothing too difficult in today’s Cryptic crossword and the clues range from pretty neat to not so good. I’ve followed Big Dave’s convention in providing the answers hidden inside curly brackets (thanks to him for telling me how to achieve this effect). If you can’t work out the answer from my hint you can reveal it by highlighting the white space inside the curly brackets.

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DT Cryptic No 25865

by Big Dave  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25865

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***

A nice easy, straightforward puzzle for a Monday morning.  This one should tax you a lot less than the Chancellor does!!  Continue reading “DT Cryptic No 25865”

ST Cryptic No 2473 – Hints

by Big Dave  

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2473

Selected hints by Big Dave

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

At last, a Sunday puzzle that didn’t leave me feeling disappointed.  Only one clue where I was  less than 100% sure of the wordplay, which is pretty good for me on a Sunday.

For the weekend prize crosswords I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them.  A full analysis of this puzzle will be available at 12.00 next Thursday,  March 5th.

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One Month Old Today

by Big Dave  

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”

DT Cryptic No 25864 – Hints

by Big Dave  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25864

Selected hints

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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***

It seems to be a regular occurrence that the Saturday puzzle is an easy one.  As this is a prize crossword, I will be publishing just a few hints to get you started.  A full review of this puzzle,  by crossword blogging veteran Peter Biddlecombe, will be published at 12.00 on Thursday, 5th March.

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