Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2639 A full review by Gnomethang + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment **** Morning All!. This is the review for the ST 2639 from the 13th May. One thing about putting the entry closing date back is that you forget how you felt about the puzz

Toughie No 776 by Kcit Sock It To 'Em + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **** As Toughies go this was at the easier end of the difficulty spectrum but I found it very enjoyable with a number of LOL clues.

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26873 Hints and tips by pommers + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment *** Hola from the Vega Baja. Yet another fine puzzle from the Wednesday Wizard! It might have been only 1* but for the five long anagrams which I’m always slow at unravell

Comments and Mobile devices + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + Please could everyone read this post. There have been a number of problems recently on touch mobile devices, particularly with viewing posts which have a large number of comments, like last Saturday's Hints post (113 at the time of writing).

Toughie No 775 by Dada Hello Mudda, Hello Dada + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***** Dada on a Tuesday? Yes. But it's not as ferocious as some of the Paul puzzles from the same setter, but just as enjoyable.

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26872 Hints and tips by Gazza + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *** The grid gives us four puzzles for the price of one today. I quite enjoyed it – how about you?

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26871 Hints and tips by Libellule + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + BD Rating – Difficulty *** - Enjoyment *** I struggled with this today, but I don't know why... how did you get on? Favourite clue - 21a. It took me ages to spot the anagram indicator.

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2639 (Hints) Hints and tips by Big Dave + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + As the Telegraph Puzzles site is still down, today's hints will be somewhat delayed while I try to get hold of a copy of the newspaper.

Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle - 119 A Puzzle by Commoner + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + A very enjoyable puzzle from NTSPP débutant Commoner. A review by Prolixic will follow below later this afternoon

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26870 (Hints) Big Dave's Crossword Club + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, an assortment of clues, including some of the more difficult ones, have been selected and hints provided for them.