Piccadilly – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

EV 1660 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1660

Border Dispute by Arcadia

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Arcadia has not set an EV before but we have solved his Inquisitor, Magpie, and Listener crosswords previously.… Continue reading

EV 1652 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1652

Disappearing by Piccadilly

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It is a pleasure to solve a crossword by Piccadilly who has been setting them for 35 years and EVs since 1995.… Continue reading

EV 1626 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1626 (Hints)

Cops by Piccadilly

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It is a pleasure to download a crossword by Piccadilly who has been setting them for 35 years and EVs since 1995.… Continue reading

EV 1614 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1614 (Hints)

Hide and Seek by Piccadilly

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It is a pleasure to download a crossword by Piccadilly who has been setting them for 34 years and EVs since 1995.… Continue reading

EV 1578 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1578 (Hints)

Two Words by Piccadilly

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It is a pleasure to download a crossword by Piccadilly who has been setting them for 34 years and EVs since 1995 – this one is his 52nd Enigmatic Variations crossword.… Continue reading

EV 1564 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1564 (Hints)

Two Missing by Piccadilly

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Piccadilly has been setting crosswords for 33 years and EVs since 1995 – this one is his 52nd Enigmatic Variations crossword.… Continue reading

EV 1552 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1552 (Hints)

Instruction by Piccadilly

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For the Numpties’ return to hint-writing (we’ll be alternating with Phibs from now on) it is a pleasure to begin with a crossword by Piccadilly who, as we said when writing hints for his last EV where he gave the postal address for Telegraph crosswords, has been setting crosswords for 33 years and EVs since 1995 – this one is his 51st Enigmatic Variations crossword.… Continue reading

EV 1540 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1540 (Hints)

Going Postal by Piccadilly

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When we check on Dave Hennings’ crossword database, we find that Piccadilly has been setting crosswords for 33 years, most of them for the Telegraph’s EV series (but also for the Listener, Magpie and Weekend series).… Continue reading