May 1, 2012 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Brave New World

Brave New World

A leap into the dark!

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After having availed myself of the free hosting on WordPress.com, I have decided to take the plunge into unknown territory and transfer the hosting of the site to Evohosting, based here in the UK.  This transfer should take place soon after midnight BST, in time for a fresh start in the morning.

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Toughie 763

Toughie No 763 by Petitjean

A Day at the Movies

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

No “slightly mad” hat needed for this Petitjean puzzle. How many of you got the wordplay to 25 across without looking it up? I certainly didn’t.

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DT 26854

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26854

Hints and tips by Gazza

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Today is May Day but we don’t have a theme relating to the International Workers’ Day or to the traditional celebrations such as Morris Dancing. Instead we have several sport-related answers. What did you think of it?
If you want to reveal an answer just slide your cursor through the space between the curly brackets under the troublesome clue.

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