rowid,clue,answer,definition,clue_number,puzzle_date,puzzle_name,source_url,source
643914,"the answer to the clue of 6d, pushed me further back to the years 1977 and 1978, when I learnt both shorthand and typing at St. Ann’s Commercial Training Centre. I had passed the secondary examination in 1976, but could not continue further studies at that point of time due to acute poverty at home. I was under the care of my maternal grandmother since my early childhood and it was she only who nourished me and brought me up and even bore my educational expenses upto the secondary level. Since she could no longer afford to pay for my further education, I started giving more tuitions in order to earn some extra money which I accumulated and which helped me to take admission in Class XI, but only after two years, that is in 1978, but in the meanwhile, I had completed and passed the course in shorthand and typing that cost me only five rupees per month which I could easily afford to pay out of the money I earned. The skill certificate helped me to get a job in a small firm and again I hopped to another firm offering a better pay before I earned a secured job as a stenographer in a nationalised bank through a competitive examination and was appointed in February 1981. I worked thereat for my entire tenure of thirty-nine years; the last fourteen years being in the supervisory cadre including holding assignments in three branches as branch head and finally retiring in January 2020. But shorthand and I were made for each other. Post-retirement, I was able to secure another job as a senior private secretary on a contractual basis in a state government undertaking through a stenography test and an interview.",P,,‘Shorthand’,2022-10-28,Daily Telegraph 30125,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/28/dt-30125-full-review/,bigdave44
644894,"the nose’, the answer to the clue of 15d, reminded me of one of the days of 1974 when studying in Class IX I came across in a poetry book the lines, “With spectacles on nose and pouch on side; His youthful hose, well sav’d, a world too wide” in a poem entitled, ‘All the world’s a stage’ by William Shakespeare, which later on, was found by me to be a speech of Jacques in his play ‘As You Like It’. ‘All the world’s a stage’ is regarded as one of the best speeches written by the poet laureate of Europe.",P,,‘On,2022-10-19,Sunday Telegraph 3181,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/19/st-3181-full-review/,bigdave44
643913,"part of the answer to the clue of 15a, took me down memory lane as I reminisced Monsieur Trojak teaching me the difference between ‘en’ and ‘dans’, the prepositions, both meaning ‘in’ in French, in one of the classes of my first semester at Alliance Française, Calcutta where I had enrolled myself for learning that language. The year was 1979 and it was really a struggling time for me when, for the first time in life, I found myself getting engaged for eighteen hours plus from Monday to Friday. I used to come out at around 5.30 am so that I could reach school well in time to attend my classes of the higher secondary level which would start at 6.00 am. I used to come out of the school at around 9.00 am; missing at least two classes so that I could attend office which was fortunately a ten minutes’ walk from the school. In the evening, after office was over, I used to attend my French classes or watch French movies in the auditorium at Alliance Française and after that, I used to go to a far-off place to give tuitions to some students, only to return home always after eleven o’clock at night. Saturday used to be a half day at office. I used to spend the rest of the time on Saturday and the whole of Sunday by giving tuitions and by revising my own lessons pertaining to the higher secondary classes. Although those days were very tiring, but today I feel glad that I was able to keep myself engaged and make the best use of my time. Now, coming back to the rhythmic ‘en’ and ‘dans’, both signify time and location, but their usage relies on both meaning and grammar. ‘En’ indicates the length of time an action happens or when an action happens that is related to month, season or year or followed directly by a noun not preceded by an article. ‘Dans’, on the other hand, denotes the amount of time before action will occur or refers to something that occurs within or during a decade or when followed by an article plus noun or with some states and provinces preceded by an article.",N,,‘En’,2022-10-28,Daily Telegraph 30125,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/28/dt-30125-full-review/,bigdave44
660076,of “my old friend”. The whole clue acts as wordplay and definition.,M,,sensed,2023-04-20,Daily Telegraph No 30279,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/20/169736/,bigdave44
639098,"clever — rang uni for graphic representation of progress (8,5)",LEARNING CURVE,graphic representation of progress,Worryinglyd,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
640742,"so many fine clues, how does one choose a favourite? The image of the college chap’s surreptitious rendez-vous with the geisha did draw a smile so I will go with it.",Q,,Withd,2022-07-11,Daily Telegraph 30036,http://bigdave44.com/2022/07/11/dt-30036/,bigdave44
661673,"it, you and I",A,,Withd,2023-03-27,Rookie Corner 468,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/27/rookie-corner-468/,bigdave44
644094,"no clue really stood out for me, I will give top marks to 5d where the true meaning of the words was well camouflaged in a military setting.",Q,,Whiled,2022-10-31,Daily Telegraph 30132,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/31/dt-30132/,bigdave44
661671,a still performance.,A,,Wered,2023-03-27,Rookie Corner 468,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/27/rookie-corner-468/,bigdave44
660077,"done, the answer to the clue of 21a, reminded me of all the six stages of steak doneness, or the degree to which the steak is cooked, namely, blue, rare, medium rare, medium, medium well and well done that I learnt earlier during the process of writing a review for this blog after coming across the word ‘rare’ as a wordplay in a crossword puzzle clue that refers to still dark red in colour of steak not cooked for very long.",A,,Well,2023-04-19,Sunday Telegraph 3207,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/19/st-3207-full-review/,bigdave44
642063,"back to Widdersbel who continues the high standard established in their first crossword.  Apart from a wobble in the first two down clues, there is very little to comment on technically.  The cluing was of a high standard and nicely misleading.  The commentometer reads as 1/28 or 3.5%,",M,,Welcome,2022-07-25,Rookie Corner 433,http://bigdave44.com/2022/07/25/rookie-corner-433/,bigdave44
656785,"to JayKay with, I think,  the first Rookie crossword composed by a duo.  At one point, I wondered if the couple had split the clues between them with one doing the across clues and one doing the down clues as there are far more comments on the down clues than the across.",T,,Welcome,2023-01-09,Rookie Corner 457,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/09/rookie-corner-457/,bigdave44
661756,"back to Avtaar.  I found this a lot more approachable and enjoyable than our setter’s first crossword.  It was still on the tough side but less impenetrable and the clues were a lot better in terms of accuracy.  My only comments are minor ones and all are points that can be overcome with practice and experience.  Interestingly, all of the comments relate to the down clues and increase towards the end, which is often the sign of a long setting session where you are beginning to lose focus or trying to race to the finishing line.  The commentometer reads as 3/28 or 10.7%.",A,,Welcome,2023-02-13,Rookie Corner 462,http://bigdave44.com/2023/02/13/rookie-corner-462/,bigdave44
656969,both sniggered out loud when we solved 11d so that is our favourite today.,Q,,Wed,2023-05-10,Daily Telegraph 30296,http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/10/dt-30296/,bigdave44
658477,rather liked the topical name use in 9a.,Q,,Wed,2023-01-11,Daily Telegraph 30194,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/11/dt-30194/,bigdave44
659269,"were impressed with how the surface reading was so appropriate for all the anagrams, so they can share the podium this week.",Q,,Wed,2023-04-05,Daily Telegraph 30266,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/05/dt-30266/,bigdave44
662030,can’t decide which of 1a or 14a to choose for today’s favourite.,Q,,Wed,2023-01-25,Daily Telegraph 30206,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/25/dt-30206/,bigdave44
663652,have so many ticks for this one we won’t even try to pick a favourite.,Q,,Wed,2023-06-21,Daily Telegraph 30332,http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/21/dt-30332/,bigdave44
645049,were racing through this one until we came to the SE quadrant and then slowed down considerably.,P,,We,2022-11-02,Daily Telegraph 30134,http://bigdave44.com/2022/11/02/dt-30134/,bigdave44
658446,found this a relatively gentle solve and enjoyed it.,P,,We,2023-01-11,Daily Telegraph 30194,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/11/dt-30194/,bigdave44
639104,"over gun mainly carried by established model (5,5)",STAND GUARD,,Watchd,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
656298,"enjoyable, my favourite clues were 9a and 7d. Which ones curried favour with you?",Q,,Veryd,2023-05-04,Daily Telegraph No 30291,http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/04/dt-no-30291/,bigdave44
656424,"enjoyable indeed, thanks to the setter. My table toppers today are 22a plus 1,3,8,18&19d. Which ones sat at the top of yours?",Q,,Veryd,2023-05-18,Daily Telegraph No 30303,http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/18/172380/,bigdave44
659978,"enjoyable, my top three are 29a plus 7 and 23d. Which ones took the honours for you?",Q,,Veryd,2023-06-08,Daily Telegraph No 30321,http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/08/173213/,bigdave44
639108,out jokes when judge leaves for time (5),TESTS,,Triesd,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
659360,"jam, the answer to the clue of 13d, reminded me of a strange dream that I had one night some decades ago. The dream featured a night itself that was starless and the sky intensely black. I was standing on the terrace of a skyscraper, gazing at the vehicles flying in the air just above me. They were not illuminated but could be easily seen despite a black background. It was known to me that the whole world had become so densely populated that there were no roads or avenues left for the movement of vehicles from one place to another. Moreover, all the road vehicles of the world had already been dismantled and flying vehicles of different kinds had instead come to occupy as the only means of transport among places of short to long distances within each country. While most of the time they remained operational above the ground, they were not required to go as immensely higher as the aeroplanes did, but definitely their routes were above the tallest building of the city or town. The drivers and pilots were well aware of and used to all the routes that were themselves thoroughly defined and controlled by experts. On the ground, however, there were millions of specified places from where these flying vehicles could take off; each of them having a nearby place meant for their landing. While I was enjoying watching the flying cars and other vehicles plying on different routes in the air, suddenly, there was a loud siren and I could see vehicles of one particular route slowing down their speed and moving either left or right and stopping in the air. The siren made me realise that a minister would be passing through that way. He should not face any difficulty in reaching his destination in time and that was the reason why the vehicles started to clear the route for him. What followed was too colourful! A beautiful fleet of three vehicles passed that route; the siren still continuing. That led me to guess in the dream that the minister was travelling in the first vehicle and his armed guards were in the two vehicles that followed. The vehicles looked like mats woven out of plastic straws and exactly rectangular in shape, almost similar to the Pathfinder that went to Mars many years later, though the Pathfinder looked as if a big rectangular piece has joined a smaller piece at its one end. All the three vehicles had each hundreds of lights fitted below that were glowing and having one particular colour. Hence, the vehicles looked almost like three cuboid-shaped mats with glowing lights of three different colours. That really exhibited a spectacular view! But they were also soon gone! Now the road was clear for the halted vehicles to continue their journey. From left and right, they came to the exact route in the air and started moving ahead. Incidentally, three of the vehicles due to mechanical failure could not do so. They were tilting a bit left and then a bit right and again a bit left and again a bit right, but remaining where they were. There were no mechanics in the air who could repair those vehicles and put them back into operation. I was aware something terrible was going to happen, but all the more frightened seeing one of the vehicles right above me though at a height. Soon the vehicles started rolling and simultaneously falling down. There were explosions one after another. One of them fell on a far-off building; the second on a building not very far-off. I was experiencing death at that moment, but heaved a sigh of relief when the third vehicle fell on the building that was adjacent to the building of our immediate neighbour but on the other side. Then I woke up, but still felt tensed for some time.",P,,Traffic,2023-07-12,Sunday Telegraph 3219,http://bigdave44.com/2023/07/12/st-3219-full-review/,bigdave44
638363,line:     DELI     +     GAY     +     SHUN     =     DELEGATION,B,,Topd,2021-05-17,Daily Telegraph 29677,http://bigdave44.com/2021/05/17/dt-29677/,bigdave44
639768,line:        PRY     +     FIR     +     TIES     =     PRIVATIZE,B,,Topd,2022-05-02,Daily Telegraph 29976,http://bigdave44.com/2022/05/02/dt-29976/,bigdave44
641916,line:     GREENE     +     GAUGE     =     GREENGAGE,B,,Topd,2022-03-21,Daily Telegraph 29940,http://bigdave44.com/2022/03/21/dt-29940/,bigdave44
642376,line:      STALK    +     HEAPING     =     STOREKEEPING,B,,Topd,2022-10-03,Daily Telegraph 30108,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/03/dt-30108/,bigdave44
642648,Line:     AUTUMN     +     ATTICS     =     AUTOMATICS,B,,Topd,2022-10-10,Daily Telegraph 30114,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/10/dt-30114/,bigdave44
643974,line:     STAY     +     TUSK     +     WOE     =     STATUS QUO,B,,Topd,2022-11-21,Daily Telegraph 30150,http://bigdave44.com/2022/11/21/dt-30150/,bigdave44
644476,line:       PURE     +     AISLE     =     PUERILE,B,,Topd,2022-10-24,Daily Telegraph 30126,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/24/dt-30126/,bigdave44
644684,line:      GAIT      +     KEY     +     PURR     =     GATEKEEPER,B,,Topd,2022-11-07,Daily Telegraph 30138,http://bigdave44.com/2022/11/07/dt-30138/,bigdave44
655647,line:      SIGH     +     DEFECTS     =     SIDE EFFECTS,M,,Topd,2023-02-27,Daily Telegraph 30234,http://bigdave44.com/2023/02/27/dt-30234/,bigdave44
656854,line:      PURSE     +     WEIGHED     =     PERSUADE,B,,Topd,2023-03-06,Daily Telegraph 30240,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/06/dt-30240/,bigdave44
657123,line:       CHOIR     +     CHEWED     =     QUIETUDE,M,,Topd,2023-06-19,Daily Telegraph 30330,http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/19/dt-30330/,bigdave44
657273,line:        INNS     +     PECKED     =     INSPECT,B,,Topd,2023-04-17,Daily Telegraph 30276,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/17/dt-30276/,bigdave44
657363,line:   MILL     +     TUN     +     ESK     =     MILTONESQUE,M,,Topd,2022-12-05,Daily Telegraph 30162,http://bigdave44.com/2022/12/05/dt-30162/,bigdave44
657787,line:        WRAPS     +     OWE     +     DEE     =     RHAPSODY,B,,Topd,2022-12-19,Daily Telegraph 30174,http://bigdave44.com/2022/12/19/dt-30174/,bigdave44
658091,line:         BLING     +     CURD     =     BLINKERED,B,,Topd,2023-07-10,Daily Telegraph 30348,http://bigdave44.com/2023/07/10/dt-30348/,bigdave44
658978,line:     WHEN     +      SLID     +     AIL     =     WENSEYDALE,B,,Topd,2023-01-23,Daily Telegraph 30204,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/23/dt-30204/,bigdave44
661460,line:       YEW     +     GANDER     =     UGANDA,B,,Topd,2023-06-26,Daily Telegraph 30336,http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/26/dt-30336/,bigdave44
661547,"three today for me are 2d, 11a and 8d in that order.",Q,,Topd,2022-12-26,Daily Telegraph 30180,http://bigdave44.com/2022/12/26/dt-30180/,bigdave44
661548,CHATTER     +     NOUGAT     =     CHATTANOOGA,B,,Topd,2022-12-26,Daily Telegraph 30180,http://bigdave44.com/2022/12/26/dt-30180/,bigdave44
661755,line :        SHIRE     +     WEIGH     =     SHY AWAY,B,,Topd,2023-04-03,Daily Telegraph 30264,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/03/dt-30264/,bigdave44
662154,line:        MISS     +     QUEUED     =     MISCUED,B,,Topd,2023-05-15,Daily Telegraph 30300,http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/15/dt-30300/,bigdave44
662246,line:     WAUGH     +     QUAYS     =     WALKIES,B,,Topd,2023-02-06,Daily Telegraph 30216,http://bigdave44.com/2023/02/06/dt-30216/,bigdave44
662306,"three for me today were 11a, 16a and 1d with 16a on the top step of the podium.",Q,,Topd,2023-01-09,Daily Telegraph 30192,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/09/dt-30192/,bigdave44
662307,Line:     CELL     +     FIZZ     =     SELFIES,B,,Topd,2023-01-09,Daily Telegraph 30192,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/09/dt-30192/,bigdave44
662340,2 for me the witty surface read at 17a & the misleading one at 30a. Which ones got your ticks?,T,,Topd,2023-05-30,Daily Telegraph 30313,http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/30/dt-30313-2/,bigdave44
663235,line:     GOAL     +     DONE     +     REIGN     =     GOLDEN RAIN,B,,Topd,2023-05-01,Daily Telegraph 30288,http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/01/dt-30288/,bigdave44
641857,"Osmosis felt a bit easier than some of his recent puzzles. Once again, he omits eleven letters of the alphabet in his grid. I appreciated the clues more on writing up the blog than during the solve, which often happens. There are some lovely surprise definitions, and the wordplay is precise as always. Osmosis is true to the convention of ON meaning following in across clues – I remember that by thinking “added ON to”.",P,,Today’s,2022-04-01,Toughie 2828,http://bigdave44.com/2022/04/01/toughie-2828/,bigdave44
659857,"I will single out two clues, 12a and 7d, for special mention. These clues share the same structure, with the entire clue forming the definition in which the wordplay is embedded.",Q,,Todayd,2023-05-08,Daily Telegraph 30294,http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/08/dt-30294/,bigdave44
661672,meet as far this morning,F,,Tod,2023-03-27,Rookie Corner 468,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/27/rookie-corner-468/,bigdave44
661674,tell us we are:,T,,Tod,2023-03-27,Rookie Corner 468,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/27/rookie-corner-468/,bigdave44
640641,was the highlight of the recent Glastonbury festival. I’ve watched it so many times!,D,,Thisa,2022-07-07,Daily Telegraph 30033,http://bigdave44.com/2022/07/07/dt-30033/,bigdave44
643631,was the clue that gave me the greatest pause for thought – I needed a few crossers – even though I could see it would hinge on something skaters must do.,D,,Thisa,2022-11-15,Daily Telegraph 30145,http://bigdave44.com/2022/11/15/dt-30145/,bigdave44
641671,is Sparks’s second Toughie and the first one that I’ve attempted. I made slow but steady progress until I hit a brick wall in the shape of the last clue (27 down). I have finally come up with an answer for it but I’m not convinced by it. I have assigned the stars by considering the puzzle without 27 down. If I were to include 27 down I would add a star to the difficulty and deduct a star from the enjoyment.,P,,This,2013-12-05,Toughie 1096,http://bigdave44.com/2013/12/05/toughie-1096/,bigdave44
641704,"is a nice straightforward crossword today, although some will be disappointed by it, new cruciverbalist’s should enjoy it. From a personal point of view a number of weak cryptic definitions made this crossword a bit of a let down. As usual comments are appreciated, and please let us know how much you actually liked or disliked it by voting.",A,,This,2009-08-14,Daily Telegraph 26007,http://bigdave44.com/2009/08/14/dt-26007/,bigdave44
655583,"time, I wanted to know more about Ella, part of the answer to the clue of 19a and the first name of Ella Jane Fitzgerald, the American jazz singer (1917-1996). So I explored the net and got to learn that she earned many sobriquets in her lifetime, namely, ‘First Lady of Song’, ‘Queen of Jazz’ and ‘Lady Ella. She became famous all the more for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, intonation and a ‘horn-like’ improvisational ability, chiefly in her scat singing. After an initial setback, she achieved stability in musical success with the Chick Webb Orchestra, performing far and wide across the country. She was most often associated with the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. Her rendition of the nursery rhyme ‘A-Tisket, A-Tasket’ shot both Webb and her to national fame. She took over the band when Webb died, but soon left it behind to start her solo career. She recorded some of her more widely noted works with ‘Verve Records’. Later on, she acted in films and appeared as a guest on popular television. Her musical collaborations with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and ‘The Ink Spots’ were some of her most notable acts outside her solo career. These partnerships boosted her career and they produced some of her best-known songs such as “Dream a Little Dream of Me”, “Cheek to Cheek”, “Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall” and “It don’t mean a thing”. She gave her last public performance in 1993 and three years later, she died of deteriorating health. Needless to mention, 14 Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts, the NAACP’s inaugural President’s Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom were among the several accolades that she received.",P,,This,2023-04-05,Sunday Telegraph 3205,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/05/st-3205-full-review/,bigdave44
661670,are amazing: each,J,,Thesed,2023-03-27,Rookie Corner 468,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/27/rookie-corner-468/,bigdave44
638910,"are lots of nice clues today. I rather like the cryptic definition at 25a and 27a has an very smooth surface reading. Notwithstanding all that, my favourite clue has to be 1a.",T,,Thered,2011-06-01,Daily Telegraph 26567,http://bigdave44.com/2011/06/01/dt-26567/,bigdave44
640299,Daily Telegraph Quick Crossword clues are mostly definitions with a little general knowledge and possibly an anagram,D,,Thed,2022-06-02,Daily Telegraph 30003,http://bigdave44.com/2022/06/02/dt-30003/,bigdave44
641849,answer is the first three words of a nursery rhyme about a poor cat put in a well.,T,,Thed,2021-08-10,Toughie 2693,http://bigdave44.com/2021/08/10/toughie-2693/,bigdave44
641850,last word of the answer was the second part of the pseudonym used by Anne Bronte,O,,Thed,2021-08-10,Toughie 2693,http://bigdave44.com/2021/08/10/toughie-2693/,bigdave44
642106,Quick Crossword Pun:,WEIGHT,,Thed,2022-09-23,Daily Telegraph 30100,http://bigdave44.com/2022/09/23/dt-30100/,bigdave44
642137,clever use of ‘rails’ in 2d puts it in gold medal spot for me.,Q,,Thed,2022-10-05,Daily Telegraph 30110,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/05/dt-30110/,bigdave44
642228,Quick Crossword Pun:,SOW,,Thed,2022-09-30,Daily Telegraph 30106,http://bigdave44.com/2022/09/30/dt-30106/,bigdave44
642767,Quick Crossword Pun:,HEIR,,Thed,2022-10-07,Daily Telegraph 30112,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/07/dt-30112/,bigdave44
643586,Quick Crossword Pun:,FILL,,Thed,2022-11-04,Daily Telegraph 30136,http://bigdave44.com/2022/11/04/dt-30136/,bigdave44
643851,Quick Crossword Pun:,TERROR,,Thed,2022-11-25,Daily Telegraph 30154,http://bigdave44.com/2022/11/25/dt-30154/,bigdave44
643880,Quick Crossword Pun:,WHIRLED,,Thed,2022-11-11,Daily Telegraph 30142,http://bigdave44.com/2022/11/11/dt-30142/,bigdave44
644331,Quick Crossword Pun:,CAP,,Thed,2022-11-18,Daily Telegraph 30148,http://bigdave44.com/2022/11/18/dt-30148/,bigdave44
644359,Quick Crossword Pun:,PALLY,,Thed,2022-10-14,Daily Telegraph 30118,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/14/dt-30118/,bigdave44
644801,Quick Crossword Pun:,FLIGHT,,Thed,2022-12-02,Daily Telegraph 30160,http://bigdave44.com/2022/12/02/dt-30160/,bigdave44
644985,Quick Crossword Pun:,WEAL,,Thed,2022-10-21,Daily Telegraph 30124,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/21/dt-30124/,bigdave44
645016,Quick Crossword Pun:,SINGER,,Thed,2022-10-28,Daily Telegraph 30130,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/28/dt-30130/,bigdave44
660170,top two for me were 1&26d with the lurker at 27a pinching the last podium spot. Which ones were ticks for you?,T,,Thed,2023-06-20,Daily Telegraph 30331,http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/20/dt-20395-3/,bigdave44
660899,Quick Crossword Pun:,SUNG,,Thed,2022-12-09,Daily Telegraph 30166,http://bigdave44.com/2022/12/09/dt-30166/,bigdave44
661669,poem referred to in the title of the crossword is:,J,,Thed,2023-03-27,Rookie Corner 468,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/27/rookie-corner-468/,bigdave44
663359,"top three, in no particular order, for me were the surface reads at 12a along with 4&19d. Which ones were ticks on your sheet?",T,,Thed,2023-05-23,Daily Telegraph 30307,http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/23/dt-20307-2/,bigdave44
641763,"puzzle was certainly not enhanced by the use of one of the Telegraph’s cornery grids – these should have been consigned to the scrapheap many years ago.  Take a look at any Times puzzle and you will see what I mean.  For me the puzzle broke down into those four corners – the North and South East were very easy, but I got bogged down in the other two.",F,,The,2010-06-03,Toughie 365,http://bigdave44.com/2010/06/03/toughie-365/,bigdave44
642009,"good news for QuelFromage is that this crossword marks a substantial improvement on the first crossword.  The commentometer is down to 12/27 or 42.9% and, save in a few cases, the definitions match the solutions.  The cluing was clearer and fairer to the solver.  However, there is still a lot of room for improvement particularly with the technical aspects of the cluing to achieve the level of precision required in setting a clue and avoiding repeating wordplay indicators.",A,,The,2022-06-06,Rookie Corner 426,http://bigdave44.com/2022/06/06/rookie-corner-426/,bigdave44
656786,commentometer reads as 5/36 or 13.9%.,A,,The,2023-01-09,Rookie Corner 457,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/09/rookie-corner-457/,bigdave44
661070,rain forecast for today was late arriving so we were able to have our regular beach and estuary walk before settling down to solve and blog.,W,,The,2023-04-19,Daily Telegraph 30278,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/19/dt-30278/,bigdave44
641917,"to Amoeba for this week’s Rookie puzzle.  Overall, the cluing was good but badly let down by by 1a.  The commentometer reads as 1.5 / 28 or 5.4%.",A,,Thanks,2022-05-23,Rookie Corner 424,http://bigdave44.com/2022/05/23/rookie-corner-424/,bigdave44
638448,you to Alchemi for this month’s Prize Puzzle.,I,,Thankd,2018-12-16,MPP 079,http://bigdave44.com/2018/12/16/mpp-079-review/,bigdave44
639109,in second gear? (4),SKIT,,Take-offd,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
640297,Quickie Pun Fourth + Wright = Forthright,M,,Straightforward,2022-06-02,Daily Telegraph 30003,http://bigdave44.com/2022/06/02/dt-30003/,bigdave44
663389,"at this for a bit then started with 21a which gave me SW and the long down clue. Then progressed steadily anticlockwise, a quadrant at a time. Osmosis again provides us with a near pangram, this time Z is missing.",P,,Stared,2023-04-14,Toughie 3044,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/14/toughie-3044/,bigdave44
658979,"part of the wordplay to the clue of 20d, prompted me to take a trip down memory lane. I reminisced about my days when I was in my late teens and studying English literature as one of the subjects for graduation. I came across words like spoonerism, malapropism, hamartia, nemesis etc for the first time and found them absolutely enthralling! Other than spoonerism, I would like to discuss malapropism, too. A spoonerism is a verbal error in which a speaker accidentally transposes the initial sounds or letters of two or more words, often to humorous effect. It is named after the Oxford don and ordained master, William Archibald Spooner, who was notoriously prone to this mistake. I now learnt from the net that The Oxford English Dictionary recorded ‘spoonerism’ in 1900 and the word was well established by 1921, both well before Spooner’s death in 1930. Although Spooner got the credit, spoonerisms of a different variety were already in use as early as the sixteenth century in France. At that time, there lived in France a writer by the name François Rabelais. In his novel Pantagruel, he wrote, “Il n’y a qu’une antistrophe entre femme folle à la messe et femme molle à la fesse” in which one can clearly see the transposition of the words “femme folle à la messe et femme molle à la fesse“. These are known as contrepèteries. There are a lot many contrepèteries as there are a lot many spoonerisms. However, the best of the spoonerisms according to me is “You have hissed all my mystery lectures. You have tasted a whole worm. Please leave Oxford on the next town drain.” Well, one can easily decode the transpositions. On the other hand, a malapropism is the blundering use of a word that rhymes with, or sounds like, the original word. ‘The Rivals’ of Sheridan was one of the plays that I had to study for the bachelor degree course. A fictional character, Mrs. Malaprop is in that comedy of manners. Mrs. Malaprop frequently misspeaks by using words which do not have the meaning that she intends but which sound similar to words that do. Sheridan chose her name in humorous reference to the word ‘malapropos’, an adjective or adverb meaning ‘inappropriate’ or ‘inappropriately’, derived from the French phrase mal à propos, which literally means ‘poorly placed’. The first person known to have used the word ‘malaprop’ specifically in the sense of a ‘speech error’ is Lord Byron in 1814. Some of the celebrated malapropisms spoken by Mrs. Malaprop are “Illiterate him quite from your memory”, “She’s as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile”, “He is the very pineapple of politeness” and “Sure, if I reprehend anything in this world, it is the use of my oracular tongue, and a nice derangement of epitaphs!” If not malapropisms, the sentences would have had the actual words like obliterate, alligator, pinnacle, apprehend, vernacular and epithets respectively.",P,,Spooner,2023-07-07,Daily Telegraph 30341,http://bigdave44.com/2023/07/07/dt-30341-full-review/,bigdave44
641976,"often has some kind of Nina, and I did spot 3 answers in the south that create a phrase. Lo and behold, we see similar in symmetric positions across the grid.",P,,Sparks,2022-06-10,Toughie 2868,http://bigdave44.com/2022/06/10/toughie-2868/,bigdave44
661754,"good stuff here but my podium is 9a,12a and 8d with 9a on the top step.",Q,,Somed,2023-04-03,Daily Telegraph 30264,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/03/dt-30264/,bigdave44
639085,worried about main cause of sickness (7),DISEASE,cause of sickness,Sidea,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
639102,"call for change — and a fresh start (5,5)",CLEAN SLATE,fresh start,Senated,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
639090,fences in church? That’s improper (8),INDECENT,improper,Requisitiona,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
639100,head of government’s got nothing on (5),NUDGE,,Reminderd,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
639259,Pun (Middle Row) : LOGGER + RHYTHM = LOGARITHM,Q,,Quickied,2022-03-14,Daily Telegraph 29934,http://bigdave44.com/2022/03/14/dt-29934/,bigdave44
640038,Pun  Eyed + Sum + Arch =  Ides of March,I,,Quickied,2022-05-26,Daily Telegraph 29997,http://bigdave44.com/2022/05/26/dt-29997a/,bigdave44
640328,Pun Crow + Asian + Whine = Croatian Wine,G,,Quickied,2022-06-03,Daily Telegraph 30004,http://bigdave44.com/2022/06/03/dt-30004/,bigdave44
640357,pun  Icon + Tacked = Eye Contact,C,,Quickied,2022-06-09,Daily Telegraph 30009,http://bigdave44.com/2022/06/09/dt-30009/,bigdave44
640386,Pun: Rhodes + Eyed = Roadside.,F,,Quickied,2022-06-24,Daily Telegraph 30022,http://bigdave44.com/2022/06/24/dt-30022/,bigdave44
642555,Pun (Middle Row): SHY + ANN = CHEYENNE,Q,,Quickied,2022-09-26,Daily Telegraph 30102,http://bigdave44.com/2022/09/26/dt-30102/,bigdave44
644095,Pun (Middle Row): FEE + LICKS + TOE = FELIXSTOWE,Q,,Quickied,2022-10-31,Daily Telegraph 30132,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/31/dt-30132/,bigdave44
644278,Pun (Bottom Row) : POUR + TOLLS = PORTHOLES (rather than PORTALS),T,,Quickied,2022-10-17,Daily Telegraph 30120,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/17/dt-30120/,bigdave44
656113,pun    canter    +    berry    +    tails    =    Canterbury Tales,K,,Quickied,2023-03-22,Daily Telegraph 30254,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/22/dt-30254/,bigdave44
656485,Pun (Middle Row): APP + RAISE + KEY = APRÈS-SKI,Q,,Quickied,2023-01-30,Daily Telegraph 30210,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/30/dt-30210/,bigdave44
657182,Pun: Wild+ Dab + East = Wildebeest,I,,Quickied,2023-03-23,Daily Telegraph No 30255,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/23/167508/,bigdave44
657699,Pun (9a + 10a): WHOLE + DOVER = HOLDOVER,Q,,Quickied,2023-02-20,Daily Telegraph 30228,http://bigdave44.com/2023/02/20/dt-30228/,bigdave44
657817,Pun (Middle Row) : ARDOUR + SNAILS = ‘ARD AS NAILS (HARD AS NAILS),Q,,Quickied,2023-02-13,Daily Telegraph 30222,http://bigdave44.com/2023/02/13/dt-30222/,bigdave44
658124,Pun:  KISSED + ARMOUR = KIER STARMER,F,,Quickied,2023-02-16,Daily Telegraph 30225,http://bigdave44.com/2023/02/16/166072/,bigdave44
658302,Pun (Middle Row): WEAK + DAZE = WEEKDAYS,Q,,Quickied,2023-04-10,Daily Telegraph 30270,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/10/dt-30270/,bigdave44
658836,Pun:  Gear + Teen =Guillotine,M,,Quickied,2023-03-16,Daily Telegraph No 30249,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/16/167244-2/,bigdave44
660641,Pun (Middle Row): SUE + PURSE + TOR = SUPERSTORE,Q,,Quickied,2023-01-16,Daily Telegraph 30198,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/16/dt-30198/,bigdave44
661490,Pun (Middle Row) : MISSES + BEATEN = MRS BEETON,Q,,Quickied,2023-04-24,Daily Telegraph 30282,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/24/dt-30282/,bigdave44
661519,Pun: INK + HUM + TACKS = INCOME TAX,M,,Quickied,2023-06-29,Daily Telegraph No 30339,http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/29/173993/,bigdave44
662606,Pun (Middle Row): ANSWER + CUDGEL = ON SCHEDULE,Q,,Quickied,2023-06-05,Daily Telegraph 30318,http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/05/dt-30318/,bigdave44
663388,Pun:  Rack + Mann+ In + Off = Rachmaninoff,V,,Quickied,2023-02-08,Daily Telegraph 30218,http://bigdave44.com/2023/02/08/165751/,bigdave44
639708,pun TORE + EAR + DOOR = TOREADOR,M,,Quicked,2022-04-28,Daily Telegraph 29973,http://bigdave44.com/2022/04/28/dt-29973/,bigdave44
657030,Crossword Pun:,TRANCE,,Quickd,2022-12-27,Daily Telegraph 30181,http://bigdave44.com/2022/12/27/dt-30181/,bigdave44
657971,Crossword Pun:,FARMER,,Quickd,2023-01-06,Daily Telegraph 30190,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/06/dt-30190/,bigdave44
658387,Crossword Pun:,CROAK,,Quickd,2022-12-30,Daily Telegraph 30184,http://bigdave44.com/2022/12/30/dt-30184/,bigdave44
659101,Crossword Pun:,CONK,,Quickd,2023-07-12,Daily Telegraph 30350,http://bigdave44.com/2023/07/12/dt-30350/,bigdave44
661579,Crossword Pun:,RAPT,,Quickd,2022-12-23,Daily Telegraph 30178,http://bigdave44.com/2022/12/23/dt-30178/,bigdave44
663111,Crossword Pun:,FOUGHT,,Quickd,2023-02-15,Daily Telegraph 30224,http://bigdave44.com/2023/02/15/dt-30224/,bigdave44
663473,Crossword Pun:,SIOUX,,Quickd,2023-01-13,Daily Telegraph 30196,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/13/dt-30196/,bigdave44
656128,my favourite in this puzzle – quite a tough solution to clue,D,,Probablya,2023-01-10,Daily Telegraph 30193,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/10/dt-30193/,bigdave44
639677,"places go to 1a, 8d and 19d. I will give top honours to 1a in recognition of the incredibly long time it took me to parse the wordplay despite the answer being blatantly obvious.",Q,,Podiumd,2022-04-25,Daily Telegraph 29970,http://bigdave44.com/2022/04/25/dt-29970/,bigdave44
657272,"for me this week is 3d, 18a and 1a with 18a on the top step.",Q,,Podiumd,2023-04-17,Daily Telegraph 30276,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/17/dt-30276/,bigdave44
662245,for me today was 9a and 13d with the rather splendid lurker at 15d on the top step.,Q,,Podiumd,2023-02-06,Daily Telegraph 30216,http://bigdave44.com/2023/02/06/dt-30216/,bigdave44
641764,"leave a comment telling us what you thought.  You can also add your assessment by selecting from one to five stars at the bottom of the post.  I will find this particularly interesting today, hence the sub-heading.",A,,Please,2010-06-03,Toughie 365,http://bigdave44.com/2010/06/03/toughie-365/,bigdave44
641947,leave a comment telling us what you thought.,A,,Please,2022-05-24,Toughie 2857,http://bigdave44.com/2022/05/24/toughie-2857/,bigdave44
660078,leave a comment telling us what you thought.,A,,Please,2023-04-19,Sunday Telegraph 3207,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/19/st-3207-full-review/,bigdave44
661071,leave a comment telling us how you got on.,A,,Please,2023-04-19,Daily Telegraph 30278,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/19/dt-30278/,bigdave44
663143,leave a comment telling us what you thought.,A,,Please,2023-02-08,Sunday Telegraph 3197,http://bigdave44.com/2023/02/08/st-3197-full-review/,bigdave44
663269,leave a comment telling us what you thought of the puzzle.,A,,Please,2023-01-02,Daily Telegraph 30186,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/,bigdave44
639099,producer perhaps mainly going without any on cruise ship (8),MILLINER,,Panama,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
641230,favourite this week is 12a.,Q,,Ourd,2022-08-17,Daily Telegraph 30068,http://bigdave44.com/2022/08/17/dt-30068/,bigdave44
658594,favourite and last one in is 6d.,Q,,Ourd,2023-03-01,Daily Telegraph 30236,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/01/dt-30236/,bigdave44
659040,favourite this week is 27a because of the great misdirection.,Q,,Ourd,2023-02-22,Daily Telegraph 30230,http://bigdave44.com/2023/02/22/dt-30230/,bigdave44
659738,favourite today is 14d.,Q,,Ourd,2023-05-24,Daily Telegraph 30308,http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/24/dt-30308/,bigdave44
661130,favourite today is the complicated charade that is 3d.,Q,,Ourd,2023-04-26,Daily Telegraph 30284,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/26/dt-30284/,bigdave44
661679,days put on such reticence,T,,Ourd,2023-03-27,Rookie Corner 468,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/27/rookie-corner-468/,bigdave44
659300,again lots of ticks on our pages but we won’t pick out any one for favourite,Q,,Onced,2023-07-05,Daily Telegraph 30344,http://bigdave44.com/2023/07/05/dt-30344/,bigdave44
661489,"I understood 3d, it became my clue of the day.",Q,,Onced,2023-04-24,Daily Telegraph 30282,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/24/dt-30282/,bigdave44
661879,no! My heart sank as I saw the Nina. Our condolences Sparks. How do you give an enjoyment rating for such a sad message? Many of the across answers apply to 12a,P,,Oh,2023-03-03,Toughie 3020,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/03/toughie-3020/,bigdave44
644277,clue today really stood out for me so rather than pick a favourite I am going to give special mention to 21a which certainly caused me a great deal of the answer before Senf came to my aid and 15d which gets the raised-eyebrow-of-the-day award.,Q,,Nod,2022-10-17,Daily Telegraph 30120,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/17/dt-30120/,bigdave44
663506,"specific favourite but there were a number of ticks on my page – 12&17a plus 4,8,16&20d. Which ones hit the spot for you?",T,,Nod,2023-06-06,Daily Telegraph 30319,http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/06/dt-20319-2-2-2/,bigdave44
663595,"lurkers! Very enjoyable, my winners are 13&23a plus 3&25d with a nod to the pun. Which ones topped your podium.",Q,,Noa,2023-03-30,Daily Telegraph No 30261,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/30/167792/,bigdave44
639408,pick for clue of the day is the cryptic definition at 5d which made far more sense after Senf explained to me that the chap in question is not a police officer.,Q,,Myd,2022-03-28,Daily Telegraph 29946,http://bigdave44.com/2022/03/28/dt-29946/,bigdave44
639767,"three for the podium today are 7d, 12a and the amusing 18d on the top step.",Q,,Myd,2022-05-02,Daily Telegraph 29976,http://bigdave44.com/2022/05/02/dt-29976/,bigdave44
641106,favourite clue today is 8d for what I suspect is its sarcastic surface commentary on rail transportation in the UK.,Q,,Myd,2022-08-15,Daily Telegraph 30066,http://bigdave44.com/2022/08/15/dt-30066/,bigdave44
641915,"top three on the podium today are 1a, 15d and 20d with 15d on the top step.",Q,,Myd,2022-03-21,Daily Telegraph 29940,http://bigdave44.com/2022/03/21/dt-29940/,bigdave44
642289,"favourites were 1a, 12a, 21a, 28a and 16d.  What were yours?",Q,,Myd,2022-09-27,Daily Telegraph 30103,http://bigdave44.com/2022/09/27/dt-30103/,bigdave44
642647,"favourites today are 15a, 28a with 16d on the top step.",Q,,Myd,2022-10-10,Daily Telegraph 30114,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/10/dt-30114/,bigdave44
642677,favourites today are 7d and 9d followed by 1d.,Q,,Myd,2022-09-19,Daily Telegraph 30096,http://bigdave44.com/2022/09/19/dt-30096/,bigdave44
643443,"particular favourites were 1a, 15a, 27a, 1d, 17d and 20d.  What were yours?",Q,,Myd,2022-10-18,Daily Telegraph 30121,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/18/dt-30121/,bigdave44
643822,"particular favourites of many were 20a, 22a, 25a, 26a, 5d, 6d and 10d. What were yours?",Q,,Myd,2022-11-01,Daily Telegraph 30133,http://bigdave44.com/2022/11/01/dt-30133/,bigdave44
643973,"podium three today are 21a, 13d and 19d with 13d on the top step just because I’d heard of it.",Q,,Myd,2022-11-21,Daily Telegraph 30150,http://bigdave44.com/2022/11/21/dt-30150/,bigdave44
644535,"particular favourites were 11a, 12a 18a, 19a, 27a, 3d, 16d and 18d. What were yours?",Q,,Myd,2022-10-25,Daily Telegraph 30127,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/25/dt-30127/,bigdave44
644683,"top three today are 1a, 22a and 7d with 1a on the top step.",Q,,Myd,2022-11-07,Daily Telegraph 30138,http://bigdave44.com/2022/11/07/dt-30138/,bigdave44
645263,"favourites were 10a, 12a, 19a and 14d.  What were yours?",Q,,Myd,2022-10-11,Daily Telegraph 30115,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/11/dt-30115/,bigdave44
655646,"podium three today are 27a, 3d and 5d with 3d on the top step for its cleverly concealed definition.",Q,,Myd,2023-02-27,Daily Telegraph 30234,http://bigdave44.com/2023/02/27/dt-30234/,bigdave44
655830,"particular favourites were 12a, 29a, 30a, 1d, 4d, 6d, 8d, 21d and 26d. What were yours?",T,,Myd,2023-04-18,Daily Telegraph 30277,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/18/dt-30277/,bigdave44
656393,"particular favourites were 12a, 23a, 2d, 5d and 7d. What were yours?",T,,Myd,2022-12-06,Daily Telegraph 30163,http://bigdave44.com/2022/12/06/dt-30163/,bigdave44
656455,"particular favourites were 11a, 12a, 25a, 27a, 2d, 3d, 6d, 7d and 17d. What were yours?",T,,Myd,2023-02-21,Daily Telegraph 30229,http://bigdave44.com/2023/02/21/dt-30229/,bigdave44
656670,"particular favourites were 11a, 15a, 18a, 21a, 3d and 16d. What were yours?",T,,Myd,2023-01-03,Daily Telegraph 30187,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/03/dt-30187/,bigdave44
657122,"podium today is 23a, 25a and 22d with 23a on the top step.",Q,,Myd,2023-06-19,Daily Telegraph 30330,http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/19/dt-30330/,bigdave44
657362,"podium three today are 3a, 1d and 13d for its quirky definition.  13d on the top step.",Q,,Myd,2022-12-05,Daily Telegraph 30162,http://bigdave44.com/2022/12/05/dt-30162/,bigdave44
657424,"particular favourites were 9a,17a, 25a, 27a, 6d, 14d and 18d. What were yours?",T,,Myd,2023-03-14,Daily Telegraph 30247,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/14/dt-30247/,bigdave44
657579,"particular favourites were 11a, 13a, 15a, 27a, 1d, 8d and 18d. What were yours?",T,,Myd,2023-04-11,Daily Telegraph 30271,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/11/dt-30271/,bigdave44
658090,"podium today is 14a, 22a and Id with 22a on the top step.",Q,,Myd,2023-07-10,Daily Telegraph 30348,http://bigdave44.com/2023/07/10/dt-30348/,bigdave44
658183,"particular favourites were 11a, 22a, 27a, 5d, 6d, 7d and 21d. What were yours?",T,,Myd,2023-02-07,Daily Telegraph 30217,http://bigdave44.com/2023/02/07/dt-30217/,bigdave44
660343,"particular favourites were 11a, 22a, 26a, 28a, 2d, 6d, 7d, 13d, 15d and 16d. What were yours?",T,,Myd,2023-03-21,Daily Telegraph 30253,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/21/dt-30253/,bigdave44
660578,"particular favourites were 10a, 13a, 18a, 24a, 4d, 5d, 8d,& 20d. What were yours?",T,,Myd,2023-04-04,Daily Telegraph 30265,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/04/dt-30265/,bigdave44
660640,pick of the litter this week is 25a.,Q,,Myd,2023-01-16,Daily Telegraph 30198,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/16/dt-30198/,bigdave44
660932,"particular favourites were 12a, 16a, 30a and 26d. What were yours?",T,,Myd,2022-12-20,Daily Telegraph 30175,http://bigdave44.com/2022/12/20/dt-30175/,bigdave44
660965,"particular favourites were 9a, 13a, 17a, 25a, 1d, 3d & 14d. What were yours?",T,,Myd,2023-02-14,Daily Telegraph 30223,http://bigdave44.com/2023/02/14/dt-30223/,bigdave44
660998,"particular favourites were 6a, 9a, 10a, 13a, 15a, 22a, 8d, 11d, 16d, 18d and 20d. What were yours?",T,,Myd,2023-05-02,Daily Telegraph 30289,http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/02/dt-30289/,bigdave44
661028,clue of the day award goes to the extremely rarely spotted quadruple definition at 25a.,Q,,Myd,2023-05-22,Daily Telegraph 30306,http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/22/dt-30306/,bigdave44
661459,"podium today is 15a, 23a and 20d with 15a on the top step.",Q,,Myd,2023-06-26,Daily Telegraph 30336,http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/26/dt-30336/,bigdave44
662153,"podium today is 10a, 14a and 15d with 10a on the top step.",Q,,Myd,2023-05-15,Daily Telegraph 30300,http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/15/dt-30300/,bigdave44
662279,"particular favourites were 6a, 10a, 27a, 3d, 8d, 16d and 25d. What were yours?",T,,Myd,2023-04-25,Daily Telegraph 30283,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/25/dt-30283/,bigdave44
662576,"particular favourites were 13a, 21a, 27a, 1d, 3d, 7d and 24d . What were yours?",T,,Myd,2023-02-28,Daily Telegraph 30235,http://bigdave44.com/2023/02/28/dt-30235/,bigdave44
662605,"pick of the day is 9a, an expression that has frequently appeared in the comments and now has taken a place in the puzzle itself.",Q,,Myd,2023-06-05,Daily Telegraph 30318,http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/05/dt-30318/,bigdave44
663023,"particular favourites were 9a, 12a, 15a, 19a, 28a, 16d, 20d and 22d. What were yours?",T,,Myd,2023-03-07,Daily Telegraph 30241,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/07/dt-30241/,bigdave44
663234,"top three today were 6d, 16d and 19d with 19d on the top step.",Q,,Myd,2023-05-01,Daily Telegraph 30288,http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/01/dt-30288/,bigdave44
663298,clue of the day is 14a where the penny finally dropped and I realized that I was not looking for a lady with a mop.,Q,,Myd,2023-01-02,Daily Telegraph 30186,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/,bigdave44
643646,"particular favourites were 9a, 19a, 23a and 10d. What were yours?",T,,Mya,2022-11-15,Daily Telegraph 30145,http://bigdave44.com/2022/11/15/dt-30145/,bigdave44
656143,"particular favourites were 1a, 15a, 27a, 3d 18d and 13d . What were yours?",T,,Mya,2023-01-10,Daily Telegraph 30193,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/10/dt-30193/,bigdave44
657700,"part of the wordplay to the clue of 12a, took me down memory lane. I, along with members of my family, visited London in October 2012. During the tour, I became familiar with M1 motorway. I reminisced that I enjoyed walking on the roads and pavements of London, but it also saddened me to think that my knowledge of the motorways and roadways of the United Kingdom, in particular, is actually very little, and so I had to explore the net to update myself. I learnt that there are four types of roads in the United Kingdom. There are roads that are motorway standard the whole time and very important. They are each called M followed by a number. For instance, M1 is a motorway between London and Leeds, while M2 is that between Strood and Faversham and M3 runs from Sunbury-on-Thames in Middlesex to Southampton in Hampshire. Then there are roads that are still important and expected to carry a lot of traffic but are not motorway standard for the full distance. They are called A roads and followed by a number. These roads are major routes that often connect towns and cities. The roads are often dual carriageway, but still there are also many such roads that are single carriageway. Thus, A1 is a major road running from London to Edinburgh. It is a dual carriageway for most of its length. Motorways only allow motorised vehicles, so that means there won’t be any pedestrians or cyclists. They have the M designation before or after the road number, such as M1 or A1(M). The addition of the (M) means the former dual carriageway, that is the A1, has been upgraded to motorway status. There are signs warning non-motorway traffic to leave when the designation changes. In the third category, there are B roads, designated as B and followed by a number. They are often narrower, less used and hence less busy than A roads and are almost all single carriageway. They are used to interconnect towns and villages. Speed limits vary from 20 mph often in residential areas and in rural locations up to a maximum of 60 mph. The unclassified roads belong to the fourth category and do not have any number. They are used to connect a village with the next village and not expected to be used heavily.",P,,Motorway,2023-06-28,Sunday Telegraph 3217,http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/28/st-3217-full-review/,bigdave44
639092,requirements for an empty grid? (7),ANSWERS,,Meetsa,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
661675,something; that soon,W,,Meansd,2023-03-27,Rookie Corner 468,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/27/rookie-corner-468/,bigdave44
660137,thanks to Ray T. My winners were 11a plus 17&20d. Which ones were top of your list?,Q,,Manyd,2023-07-06,Daily Telegraph No 30345,http://bigdave44.com/2023/07/06/174223-2/,bigdave44
658445,"people in the northern half of the North Island have had their summer holidays cut short when tropical cyclone ‘Hale’ chose to pay us a visit before fading away. Gale force winds, torrential rain and tidal storm surges have all been part of the mix with resulting floods, land-slips, downed trees and road blockages. Although our forecast for today was for heavy rain and strong winds we are actually having clear blue skies to accompany the wind. We have been very fortunate.",L,,Many,2023-01-11,Daily Telegraph 30194,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/11/dt-30194/,bigdave44
639093,to discharge rifle (7),RANSACK,rifle,Managed,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
639107,amends for former sea robber having run away (7),EXPIATE,,Maked,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
639088,slow progress on son’s writing (6),SCRAWL,writing,Makea,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
643793,of ticks again today but the Spoonerism gave us the best chuckle.,Q,,Lotsd,2022-11-23,Daily Telegraph 30152,http://bigdave44.com/2022/11/23/dt-30152/,bigdave44
644475,"of good stuff here but my podium is 14a, 5d and 13d with 13d on the top step.",Q,,Lotsd,2022-10-24,Daily Telegraph 30126,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/24/dt-30126/,bigdave44
655709,of ticks as is usual for a Jay puzzle but we will go with 16d as our favourite.,Q,,Lotsd,2022-12-21,Daily Telegraph 30176,http://bigdave44.com/2022/12/21/dt-30176/,bigdave44
658242,of ticks once again. Too many this week to pick out one for special mention.,Q,,Lotsd,2023-01-18,Daily Telegraph 30200,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/18/dt-30200/,bigdave44
658564,of penny-drop moments today but we’ll go for our last to get sorted 16d as favourite.,Q,,Lotsd,2023-04-12,Daily Telegraph 30272,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/12/dt-30272/,bigdave44
661336,of ticks on our page but we couldn’t select one out of them for favourite.,Q,,Lotsd,2023-03-15,Daily Telegraph  30248,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/15/dt-30248/,bigdave44
657213,"got 16d, 18a and 25a on my podium, good fun to solve",Q,,I’ved,2023-01-27,Daily Telegraph 30208,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/27/dt-30196-2-2/,bigdave44
659800,never used this great old band in my blog before so no excuses for not using them now.,I,,I’ved,2023-06-15,Daily Telegraph No 30327,http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/15/173502/,bigdave44
644742,not even going to attempt to pick a favourite – there are just too many deserving contenders.,Q,,I’md,2022-11-14,Daily Telegraph 30144,http://bigdave44.com/2022/11/14/dt-30144/,bigdave44
658301,afraid no clue really stood out for me today. Did you have a favourite?,Q,,I’md,2023-04-10,Daily Telegraph 30270,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/10/dt-30270/,bigdave44
641260,award top honours today to 18d. What was your favourite clue?,Q,,I’lld,2022-09-12,Daily Telegraph 30090,http://bigdave44.com/2022/09/12/dt-30090/,bigdave44
662841,"pick 13d as my favourite today. I might have gone with 20d, but there is either an error in it or it is so clever that it has gone over my head.",Q,,I’lld,2023-03-13,Daily Telegraph 30246,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/13/30246/,bigdave44
644035,took us a little while to sort out the 16a anagram so will make that today’s tasty favourite.,Q,,Itd,2022-11-16,Daily Telegraph 30146,http://bigdave44.com/2022/11/16/dt-30146/,bigdave44
644065,seems almost a slight to many other fine clues in this puzzle to single one out but I will name 27a as my favourite clue today.,Q,,Itd,2022-11-28,Daily Telegraph 30156,http://bigdave44.com/2022/11/28/dt-30156/,bigdave44
659301,is good to see Hopping Rhino continuing to improve.  There were a couple of clues that I thought were a little overambitious but the difficulty level has been toned down and there were fewer technical errors.  The commentometer reads as 2/30 or 6.7%.,A,,It,2023-05-01,Rookie Corner 473,http://bigdave44.com/2023/05/01/rookie-corner-473/,bigdave44
661610,took me a while to get going but the very helpful Down clues helped me finish in about my usual time for a Saturday Prize Puzzle,P,,It,2023-03-10,Daily Telegraph 30239,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/10/dt-30239-full-review/,bigdave44
639103,"facilities for sourcing drivers? (6,7)",SEARCH ENGINES,,Internetd,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
640862,a strong field 20a takes the honours for me today with 24a&3d making up the podium. Which ones did you like??,T,in,Ind,2022-07-21,Daily Telegraph 30045,http://bigdave44.com/2022/07/21/dt-30045/,bigdave44
657816,"lieu of picking a favourite today, I will spotlight 11a for its soupcon of historical accuracy. While there is no reason why clues should be accurate in a historical, geographic, or any other sense, I am always intrigued when they are. The novel in 11a was, in fact, published by Longmans but I suspect it was the second H. Rider Haggard novel to be published by that firm (the first likely being Allan Quatermain).",Q,,Ind,2023-02-13,Daily Telegraph 30222,http://bigdave44.com/2023/02/13/dt-30222/,bigdave44
644954,"the hints below, the definitions are underlined. The answers are hidden under the Click here! buttons, so don’t click if you don’t want to see them.",P,,In,2022-10-21,Daily Telegraph 30124,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/21/dt-30124/,bigdave44
645230,"the following hints, definitions are underlined, indicators are mostly in parentheses, and answers are revealed by clicking where shown as usual.",P,,In,2022-10-11,Daily Telegraph 30115,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/11/dt-30115/,bigdave44
661550,"the hints below, the definitions are underlined. The answers are hidden under the Click here! buttons, so don’t click if you don’t want to see them.",P,,In,2022-12-23,Daily Telegraph 30178,http://bigdave44.com/2022/12/23/dt-30178/,bigdave44
662812,"the hints below, underlining identifies precise definitions and cryptic definitions, and indicators are italicized. The answers will be revealed by clicking on the ANSWER buttons.",P,,In,2023-03-13,Daily Telegraph 30246,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/13/30246/,bigdave44
641609,"you like cryptic definition clues and are fond of an anagram, this Christmas Eve offering would have suited you down to the ground.   I’ll just say that it did make typing the explanations more than a little repetitive!",A,,If,2016-12-30,Daily Telegraph 28306,http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/30/dt-28306/,bigdave44
638362,think 16d rates as favourite today with 4a and 12a on the podium.,Q,,Id,2021-05-17,Daily Telegraph 29677,http://bigdave44.com/2021/05/17/dt-29677/,bigdave44
639524,"always enjoy a good cryptic definition, so my pick of the litter today is 5d.",Q,,Id,2022-04-11,Daily Telegraph 29958,http://bigdave44.com/2022/04/11/dt-29958/,bigdave44
641797,"tried to review this puzzle objectively, but I found that it didn’t improve on second reading.  There has been some criticism from within the Telegraph camp of my approach to Excalibur’s puzzles, and I may stop reviewing them altogether (at least then I won’t have to solve them).",I,,Id,2010-06-03,Toughie 365,http://bigdave44.com/2010/06/03/toughie-365/,bigdave44
642554,"liked 18a and 21a which both brought a smile to my lips and I thought 4d (despite the pretty obvious definition) was well crafted. For my favourite, I will go with 9d, another clue with a lovely surface, which was one of my last to solve.",Q,,Id,2022-09-26,Daily Telegraph 30102,http://bigdave44.com/2022/09/26/dt-30102/,bigdave44
655939,particularly liked 10&12a plus 21d. Which ones did it for you?,QUICKIE PUN,,Id,2023-06-01,Daily Telegraph No 30315,http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/01/172906/,bigdave44
656484,will award clue of the day to 16a for holding out to the end.,Q,,Id,2023-01-30,Daily Telegraph 30210,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/30/dt-30210/,bigdave44
657698,liked 21a for its smooth surface reading. What stood out for you?,Q,,Id,2023-02-20,Daily Telegraph 30228,http://bigdave44.com/2023/02/20/dt-30228/,bigdave44
657912,liked 25a and 3d for their well-disguised definitions. Which one(s) hit the spot for you?,Q,,Id,2023-02-03,Daily Telegraph 30214,http://bigdave44.com/2023/02/03/dt-30214/,bigdave44
658977,"think 5a is favourite today with 17a and 12d on the podium but it’s a close run race!  For reasons unknown it took me ages to twig the bottom row pun, d’oh!",Q,,Id,2023-01-23,Daily Telegraph 30204,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/23/dt-30204/,bigdave44
662120,liked 1&14a best. Which ones earned your admiration?,Q,,Id,2023-02-23,Daily Telegraph 30231,http://bigdave44.com/2023/02/23/166360/,bigdave44
641886,thought today’s crossie was up to the usual standard we’ve come to expect on a Monday but was at the rather easy end of the spectrum.  I got ten of the acrosses and all but two of the downs on first pass so * seems about right for the difficulty level.  There are six full anagrams and two other clues that involve an anagram so there’s plenty of ways into the puzzle.  I don’t think many of you will need any hints today.,A,,I,2022-03-21,Daily Telegraph 29940,http://bigdave44.com/2022/03/21/dt-29940/,bigdave44
644096,thought I had picked up on a race-horse theme (googling every across entry – apart from the 4-letter pair – together with ‘horse’ gave a race-horse hit) but Elgar tells me there was no such intention. Spooky.,P,,I,2022-10-21,Toughie 2944,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/21/toughie-2944/,bigdave44
655648,"don’t suppose anyone who wasn’t typing a review of this crossword would have noticed but this one has eleven clues requiring something to be inserted into something else (eight of the fourteen Across clues, and seven of those one after another). Could this be because I understand from someone who knows a thing or two about cryptic crossword setting, that insertion clues are the easiest to write?",P,,I,2023-03-01,Sunday Telegraph 3200,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/01/st-3200-full-review/,bigdave44
663142,"wanted to enrich myself with more information on the phrase ‘behind bar’, the answer to the clue of 1a, particularly as far as the first definition was concerned and went on to explore the net. While getting to know about the role of the landlords and other bar staff in serving their customer, I also came across a time period that is tagged as a ‘lock-in’.  It is the period when an owner or a landlord of a pub that is a public house allows patrons to continue drinking in that pub after the legal closing time, on the theory that once the doors are locked, it becomes a private party rather than a pub. Patrons may put money behind the bar before official closing time, and redeem their drinks during the ‘lock-in’ period, so as to make possible that no drinks are technically sold after the closing time. The origin of the British lock-in was a reaction to the changes that happened in 1915 in the licensing laws in England and Wales, which curtailed opening hours to stop factory workers from turning up drunk and harming the war effort. From then until the start of the twenty-first century, the licensing laws of the United Kingdom changed very little, retaining these comparatively early closing times and the tradition of the ‘lock-in’ system.",I,,I,2023-02-08,Sunday Telegraph 3197,http://bigdave44.com/2023/02/08/st-3197-full-review/,bigdave44
663268,"got off to a very quick start with this puzzle from Campbell and anticipated an early finish. However, I soon bogged down and had to work hard to complete it.",I,,I,2023-01-02,Daily Telegraph 30186,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/02/dt-30186/,bigdave44
657091,"from Almoradí where summer arrived with a bang about ten days ago.  Hot weather, which I like, but it’s not cooling down overnight, which I don’t like.  Hey ho, the joys of living in Spain.",A,,Hola,2023-06-19,Daily Telegraph 30330,http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/19/dt-30330/,bigdave44
641014,"to pick a favourite again. Several here could have made the cut, but we chose 12a.",Q,,Hard,2022-08-10,Daily Telegraph 30062,http://bigdave44.com/2022/08/10/dt-30062/,bigdave44
662811,"from Ottawa, where the weather has settled down and is tracking the normal pattern for this time of year – a few degrees above zero during the day and a few degrees below zero at night. A welcome change from the wild fluctuations we have had for most of the winter (sometimes a swing of 40 degrees in the span of a day or two).",F,,Greetings,2023-03-13,Daily Telegraph 30246,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/13/30246/,bigdave44
639585,fun was had here by me. How about you?,Q,,Greatd,2022-04-21,Daily Telegraph 29967,http://bigdave44.com/2022/04/21/dt-29967/,bigdave44
643502,"stuff Hudson, my winners are 11,14&28a plus 7&9d.",I,,Greatd,2022-10-18,Toughie 2941,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/18/161099/,bigdave44
645199,"stuff, my winners are 2&3d with top spot going to 18a.",I,,Greatd,2022-10-11,Toughie No 2937,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/11/160827-2/,bigdave44
658893,"stuff setter, my winners are 1a plus 1&23d with 13d the outstanding favourite. Feel free to tell us yours.",Q,,Greatd,2023-03-09,Daily Telegraph No 30243,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/09/166951/,bigdave44
640658,stuff. My winners are 26a plus 8&25d. Which ones did you like?,QUICKIE PUN,,Greata,2022-07-07,Daily Telegraph 30033,http://bigdave44.com/2022/07/07/dt-30033/,bigdave44
641642,surface readings in another fine Sunday puzzle – my Across favourite is 20a and my Down favourite is 2d,P,,Great,2018-05-31,Sunday Telegraph 2592,http://bigdave44.com/2018/05/31/st-2592-2/,bigdave44
638939,morning everyone.  Today we have a more equitable division of labour than we had last week.  Archy has done the across clues and mehitabel the downs.,S,,Good,2014-03-20,Daily Telegraph 27442,http://bigdave44.com/2014/03/20/dt-27442/,bigdave44
645229,"morning, and a belated thank you to Gazza for filling in for me last Tuesday. As for this Tuesday’s puzzle, I thought there was a lot of tricky disguising of definitions among a handful of straighter clues and I found myself held up a little more than usual. But that might be down to me being out of practice at the moment, so I’ve equivocated on the difficulty rating. I’m interested to know how others got on, or was it just me?",M,,Good,2022-10-11,Daily Telegraph 30115,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/11/dt-30115/,bigdave44
661999,stuff. My favourite was the very clever 21d with a nod to the lol pun. Which ones did you like?,Q,,Good,2023-04-27,Daily Telegraph No 30285,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/27/170870/,bigdave44
639105,"the right way, and studies after working (2,6)",ON COURSE,,Goingd,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
639094,except for returning by day (4),DRAB,,Gloomya,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
657848,"today were 5a, 2d and 23d with 23d on the top step for its silly definition.",Q,,Favsd,2023-03-28,Daily Telegraph 30259,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/28/dt-30259/,bigdave44
639086,in payment (13),CONSIDERATION,payment,Factora,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
657638,I particularly liked 9&12a plus 8d. Which ones were your winners?.,Q,,Excellentd,2023-04-06,Daily Telegraph No 30267,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/06/168061/,bigdave44
658799,"knights - accompanied by old, heartless form of music (8)",ENNOBLES,,Englishd,2023-06-03,NTSPP 695,http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/03/ntspp-695/,bigdave44
639083,but study intensively on the way back (4),MARC,,Drinka,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
639106,in a suit for the country (7),TUNISIA,country,Dressed,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
658782,campaigners got left inside (11),DEMORALISED,,Dispirited,2023-06-03,NTSPP 695,http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/03/ntspp-695/,bigdave44
641047,"the answer being blantently obvious, I thought 19a was a very well-constructed semi-all-in-one and so am awarding it my clue of the day vote.",Q,,Despited,2022-08-08,Daily Telegraph 30060,http://bigdave44.com/2022/08/08/dt-30060/,bigdave44
644594,"a day to ‘start with the Downs’ but once I got going, this Sunday Prize Puzzle didn’t take that long to solve",P,Do,Definitely,2022-10-26,Sunday Telegraph 3182,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/26/st-3182-full-review/,bigdave44
640298,solving the MP way,L,,Crossword,2022-06-02,Daily Telegraph 30003,http://bigdave44.com/2022/06/02/dt-30003/,bigdave44
639097,expert with a remedy for all ills (7),PANACEA,remedy for all ills,Criticised,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
639084,"man read out love letters? (3,4)",FAN MAIL,love letters,Coola,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
639885,"for favourite include the feline thief (12a), the sleeping character (16a), and the armed actor at the screen test (14d) with top honours going to the admirer of women’s undergarments (1d).",Q,,Contendersd,2022-05-09,Daily Telegraph 29982,http://bigdave44.com/2022/05/09/dt-29982/,bigdave44
655797,for top spot today are 15a and 16d with the latter taking the laurels.,Q,,Contendersd,2022-12-12,Daily Telegraph 30168,http://bigdave44.com/2022/12/12/dt-30168/,bigdave44
642038,here for an Across Lite puz version of the puzzle.,A,,Click,2022-07-10,SP – 009,http://bigdave44.com/2022/07/10/sp-009/,bigdave44
644831,"back with another of her ‘just right for post Saturday lunch solving’ crosswords (or in my case, just right for solving and blog drafting after returning on Saturday evening from a three-day, very busy, visit to family in the Banbury area). The theme was obvious once the first two Across clues had been solved, but fortunately I wasn’t left with too much of an ear worm!",A,,Chalicea’s,2022-10-15,NTSPP 662,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/15/ntspp-662/,bigdave44
639091,"of differences shown by love in poor ageing parent (10,3)",GENERATION GAP,,Causea,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
639087,accommodating East European students (8),TRAINEES,students,Caravansa,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
639089,aware of critic’s review (6),NOTICE,critic’s review,Becomea,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
639101,counter turning up in a CIA broadcast (7),ARABICA,,Beand,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
657849,"this time of grief, I remember the very struggling and challenging marital life of my mother, who was the eleventh of the twelve children of her parents. Theirs was an arranged marriage. She was then fifteen years old. I was born when she was sixteen. I used to fear my father who would often beat my mother. Once he beat me so mercilessly that my skin was left with red marks for many days. Seeing this situation, my maternal grandmother brought me to her place where I remained with her all throughout her life. I was then only three years old. She afterwards sent me to a school and bore all my educational expenses up to the secondary level. I became the first child from both households to go to a school. Some years later, my parents got separated and my mother returned to her mother’s house with my three younger sisters. All six of us lived in one small room that included a kitchen. My sisters were sent to free government schools for their education because my maternal grandmother could not afford to spend more. Those were really the hard days. Sometimes, I would take my first sister, then seven or eight years old, to the market, a two minutes’ walk from home. The coconut seller who knew us would break some coconuts and allow the coconut water to settle into our kettle which he would, otherwise, have thrown to the ground. Back home, my sisters and I would enjoy drinking it. Sometime later, my mother started working part-time in a household of a very young couple, cooking food for that family. The money she earned provided some sort of relief to our household. Our financial problem ended after I got a job in a bank. She left the cooking work and had more time for all of us. She was also devoted to the well-being of relatives and locals and would help them in various possible ways by solving their household problems or taking them to hospitals during emergency. That is why so many people who knew her came and cried a lot during her funeral. She also enjoyed her life, seeing the marriage of three of her children and living with them. Along with me, she had visited many, many places all over India and those she visited abroad were London, Paris, Engelberg, Lüzern, Munich, Wattens, Innsbruck, Venice, Rome, Vatican, Pisa, Aswan, Alexandria, Luxor, Hurghada, Giza Necropolis and Cairo. Besides trains, aeroplanes and ships, she had also travelled in a helicopter, submarine and catamaran. We attended to her needs and took care of her during her last eleven months – me, my sisters, two of my nephews (the third studying medicine at a college in North Bengal) and my son. My maternal grandmother was a far-sighted person. Before she died, she had told me to always show my mother to a good doctor, although she was not at all ill at that time! In any case, how could I leave my mother? I was committed to look after her at any cost. After all, she was my mother. Years later, I always took her to good doctors and hospitals whenever she required medical treatment. She was also a very brave person. Thirteen years ago, she broke her right femur and a metal rod implant with a ball-like structure at the top was fixed in her bone during the surgical operation. When she returned from the hospital, she walked up the stairs to her second-floor flat without any help. The next year, a pacemaker had to be implanted in her body after she suffered from full heart blockage. Last year, it was history repeating itself. In February, she fell and broke her right femur again. Plate clamps were used this time during her surgical operation. In June, she underwent pacemaker replacement operation. In July, she had to be hospitalised again for dehydration and stomach problem. On the last day of the last year, she had to be hospitalised for the fourth time, after her sugar and sodium levels came drastically down. However, she was discharged after twelve days after receiving the due treatment. Back home, she was doing well. She had her food in time, but around thirty-three hours later, she suffered a cardiac arrest and left us forever. We four siblings, remaining united as in the past, are now left with memories of our dear mother.",P,,At,2023-01-20,Daily Telegraph 30197,http://bigdave44.com/2023/01/20/dt-30197-full-review/,bigdave44
639258,"always, there lot’s of choice for a favourite clue but I will opt for 13d.",Q,,Asd,2022-03-14,Daily Telegraph 29934,http://bigdave44.com/2022/03/14/dt-29934/,bigdave44
656853,"usual there’s a lot of good stuff but my podium is 4d, 16d and 22d with 16d on the top step.",Q,,Asd,2023-03-06,Daily Telegraph 30240,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/06/dt-30240/,bigdave44
663580,it was Lady Gaga’s birthday this week here she is with Bradley Cooper,D,,Asa,2023-03-30,Daily Telegraph No 30261,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/30/167792/,bigdave44
656025,"I worked my way down the Across clues, I did wonder whether Dada might have put the following Tuesday’s Toughie in the wrong envelope, and I didn’t really change my mind about it when I reached the end [The Tuesday Toughie took a smidgen less time to solve, so make of that what you will]",P,,As,2023-03-29,Sunday Telegraph 3204,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/29/st-3204-full-review/,bigdave44
657092,usual my podium three are in blue.  The definitions are underlined in the clues and the answers are under the “click here” buttons so don’t click on them unless you really want to see the answer.  Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.,A,,As,2023-06-19,Daily Telegraph 30330,http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/19/dt-30330/,bigdave44
661429,"for today’s puzzle it’s a tad trickier than last weeks and I didn’t clean the acrosses on first pass. In fact I got just half of them!  However I only missed two of the downs so it can’t have been too tricky!  There’s a couple of slightly obscure terms, to me anyway, and a couple of bits of complicated wordplay but it’s all gettable from the wordplay and very enjoyable it was.",A,,As,2023-06-26,Daily Telegraph 30336,http://bigdave44.com/2023/06/26/dt-30336/,bigdave44
639095,of useful quality covering ship and crew (10),ASSESSMENT,,Appraisala,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
639096,for this reason newspaper is excessively sympathetic (4),SOFT,excessively sympathetic,And,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
661676,glad not to have invented,S,,And,2023-03-27,Rookie Corner 468,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/27/rookie-corner-468/,bigdave44
658388,"makes his annual appearance in the Rookie Corner.  With the exception of 10d, which I think let the standard down compared with the other excellent clues, there was only on other minor comment and an incorrect definition.  The commentometer reads as 1.5 / 28 or 5.4%.",A,,Amoeba,2023-04-17,Rookie Corner 471,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/17/rookie-corner-471/,bigdave44
644953,"after yesterday’s loss I did find another five bob in loose change by looking down the side of chair cushions, so, as we have a Pangra where the missing letter is the 24th of the alphabet, I am confident in saying that this is a proXimal production.",C,,Amazingly,2022-10-21,Daily Telegraph 30124,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/21/dt-30124/,bigdave44
662752,"there are numerous contenders for the title, my clue of the day is 16a where one has to take care in isolating the definition from the rest of the clue.",Q,,Althoughd,2023-03-20,Daily Telegraph 30252,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/20/dt-30252/,bigdave44
642375,some thought I’ve gone for 19a and 4d on the podium but on the top step is 6d for its elegant simplicity.,Q,,Afterd,2022-10-03,Daily Telegraph 30108,http://bigdave44.com/2022/10/03/dt-30108/,bigdave44
639082,to time given to flexible workforce (10),SUPPLEMENT,,Add,2014-10-01,Daily Telegraph 27609,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/01/dt-27609/,bigdave44
638969,bit short of photo opportunities today. I was reduced to using Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie!,A,,Ad,2014-03-20,Daily Telegraph 27442,http://bigdave44.com/2014/03/20/dt-27442/,bigdave44
656204,couple of hours after we had put this together we happened to be watching an episode of Celebrity Chase and one of the contestants was the jockey in 28a who we had never previously heard of.   Small world!,Q,,Ad,2023-03-29,Daily Telegraph 30260,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/29/dt-30260/,bigdave44
657786,"lot of good stuff here but my top three are 3d, 19a and 12a in that order.",Q,,Ad,2022-12-19,Daily Telegraph 30174,http://bigdave44.com/2022/12/19/dt-30174/,bigdave44
661677,"silence already filled with noises,",A,,Ad,2023-03-27,Rookie Corner 468,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/27/rookie-corner-468/,bigdave44
661678,"chorus of smiles, a winter morning.",P,,Ad,2023-03-27,Rookie Corner 468,http://bigdave44.com/2023/03/27/rookie-corner-468/,bigdave44
663444,Seasonal Quick Crossword Pun:,MISS,,Ad,2022-12-16,Daily Telegraph 30172,http://bigdave44.com/2022/12/16/dt-30172/,bigdave44
641798,"7 Worked out action, imprisoning French nobleman (7)",DEDUCED,,Across,2015-08-01,NTSPP – 286,http://bigdave44.com/2015/08/01/ntspp-286/,bigdave44
641578,steady and an enjoyable solve in which I didn’t come across the only anagram until right at the death. It was the SE corner that caused me most grief but this was only because I’d bunged in a wrong answer to 28 across,P,,A,2019-06-13,Toughie 2245,http://bigdave44.com/2019/06/13/toughie-2245/,bigdave44
641733,"tougher crossword I think today than we have had for a number of weeks. But still very enjoyable. I do however have a small whinge about the definition for 8 down and 11 across. The answers are as usual are hidden between the curly brackets, just highlight the blank space. Comments as always appreciated.",A,,A,2009-07-31,Daily Telegraph 25995,http://bigdave44.com/2009/07/31/dt-25995/,bigdave44
641826,second offering from Robyn who’s first Toughie puzzle 2669 appeared on June 29th and was very well received. Today’s puzzle took me longer than usual and needed teasing out slowly clue by clue. I’m not sure how two of the clues relate to the answers but hope to unravel their secrets as I write the hints. If not any help with 11 and 13 down will be well received. That is just how I think a proper Toughie should be,P,,A,2021-08-10,Toughie 2693,http://bigdave44.com/2021/08/10/toughie-2693/,bigdave44
641946,good Tuesday level Toughie puzzle from Serpent. Very amusing in parts but a little too much cycling for me and a lack of sustenance to keep me going. Those minor points pale into insignificance when 10 down is deconstructed. So much misdirection in one clue which made it a winner for me,S,,A,2022-05-24,Toughie 2857,http://bigdave44.com/2022/05/24/toughie-2857/,bigdave44
661549,"very good Friday morning from Winnipeg where, not unexpectedly, we are in the deep freeze while British Columbia is ‘closed’ as a result of ice and snow for which it does not have enough equipment or the expertise to use what it does have and Ontario and all points East are experiencing  a Weather Bomb, also known as an ‘Explosive Cyclogenesis,’ which, presumably, might continue its Eastern journey and be ‘across the pond’ just in time for New Year.",S,,A,2022-12-23,Daily Telegraph 30178,http://bigdave44.com/2022/12/23/dt-30178/,bigdave44
663507,"not-overly-difficult and very enjoyable puzzle by Sparks. I did notice something interesting about all the across clues (and 6 of the down ones, but that is largely as a consequence)",P,,A,2023-04-28,Toughie 3052,http://bigdave44.com/2023/04/28/toughie-3052/,bigdave44
296424,"Rearrange minor downs, say — getting across answer, very briefly? (2,2,4,5)",IN SO MANY WORDS,"getting across answer, very briefly?",9d/4d,2021-04-09,Toughie 2624,http://bigdave44.com/2021/04/09/toughie-2624/,bigdave44
293242,"Birds, for example, rest in flight (6)",EGRETS,Birds,9d,2021-05-12,Daily Telegraph 29673,http://bigdave44.com/2021/05/12/dt-29673/,bigdave44
293362,"Starts to dispute it, so-called course record (4)",DISC,record,9d,2021-03-01,Daily Telegraph 29611,http://bigdave44.com/2021/03/01/dt-29611/,bigdave44
293598,"Painter of sailor and child with fish (7,7)",JACKSON POLLOCK,Painter,9d,2021-06-11,Daily Telegraph 29699,http://bigdave44.com/2021/06/11/dt-29699/,bigdave44
293624,"On top shelf perhaps, thinner pen (11)",HIGHLIGHTER,pen,9d,2021-06-16,Sunday Telegraph 3111,http://bigdave44.com/2021/06/16/st-3111/,bigdave44
293767,Man’s excellent knowledge about bad weather in border region (6-8),ALSACE,border region,9d,2021-03-09,Toughie 2605,http://bigdave44.com/2021/03/09/toughie-2605/,bigdave44
293937,"HQ never moving money about (5,6)",NERVE CENTRE,HQ,9d,2021-04-02,Daily Telegraph 29634,http://bigdave44.com/2021/04/02/dt-29634/,bigdave44
294203,"Adrift, like carrier (6)",ASTRAY,Adrift,9d,2021-05-05,Sunday Telegraph 3105,http://bigdave44.com/2021/05/05/st-3105/,bigdave44
294432,"What disrupted boy, reading with leaderless group (1,3,4,6)",I BEG YOUR PARDON,What,9d,2021-02-19,Toughie 2596,http://bigdave44.com/2021/02/19/toughie-2596/,bigdave44
294459,Eerie quality of grand welcomers swallowing words on stage (11),GHOSTLINESS,Eerie quality,9d,2021-03-11,Daily Telegraph 29620,http://bigdave44.com/2021/03/11/dt-29620/,bigdave44
294514,"That cycling sprain represents a great sporting achievement (3,5)",HAT TRICK,a great sporting achievement,9d,2021-03-10,Toughie 2606,http://bigdave44.com/2021/03/10/toughie-2606/,bigdave44
294574,Spa committee where one might stand before 14? (11),SPRINGBOARD,where one might stand before 14,9d,2021-04-09,Daily Telegraph 29645,http://bigdave44.com/2021/04/09/dt-29645/,bigdave44
294694,"Risk action when playing Monopoly? (4,1,6)",TAKE A CHANCE,Risk,9d,2021-03-05,Daily Telegraph 29610,http://bigdave44.com/2021/03/05/dt-29610/,bigdave44
294782,"Trained professionals involved in bridge design? (6,8)",DENTAL SURGEONS,Trained professionals involved in bridge design,9d,2021-05-28,Daily Telegraph 29687,http://bigdave44.com/2021/05/28/dt-29687/,bigdave44
294842,"With garden gone to seed, he’s saved pineapple (4,7)",HAND GRENADE,pineapple,9d,2021-03-02,Toughie 2601,http://bigdave44.com/2021/03/02/toughie-2601/,bigdave44
295130,Galley: new timer about to be installed (7),TRIREME,Galley,9d,2021-03-08,Daily Telegraph 29617,http://bigdave44.com/2021/03/08/dt-29617/,bigdave44
295158,"Isabella and Ferdinand, for instance, had these dreams about future success (7,2,5)",CASTLES IN SPAIN,dreams about future success,9d,2021-03-22,Daily Telegraph 29629,http://bigdave44.com/2021/03/22/dt-29629/,bigdave44
295216,"Pageantry moving across road for outdoor event (6,5)",GARDEN PARTY,outdoor event,9d,2021-04-02,Daily Telegraph 29639,http://bigdave44.com/2021/04/02/dt-29639/,bigdave44
295301,"Envisage hosting a number, hundred — medium gathering (6)",S,medium gathering,9d,2021-03-31,Sunday Telegraph 3100,http://bigdave44.com/2021/03/31/st-3100/,bigdave44
295476,It’s vital to keep team winning (13),PREPOSSESSING,winning,9d,2021-04-15,Daily Telegraph 29650,http://bigdave44.com/2021/04/15/dt-29650/,bigdave44
295501,North American city to change or not? (7),TORONTO,North American city,9d,2021-03-17,Sunday Telegraph 3098,http://bigdave44.com/2021/03/17/st-3098/,bigdave44
295620,Desolate earth could result from this (11),HEARTBROKEN,Desolate,9d,2021-03-31,Toughie 2618,http://bigdave44.com/2021/03/31/toughie-2618/,bigdave44
295706,Panic this year in resort (8),HYSTERIA,Panic,9d,2021-06-07,Daily Telegraph 29695,http://bigdave44.com/2021/06/07/dt-29695/,bigdave44
295981,Cross as partygoers seen in outskirts of Tonbridge (8),TRAVERSE,Cross,9d,2021-04-14,Daily Telegraph 29649,http://bigdave44.com/2021/04/14/dt-29649/,bigdave44
296071,Kept an eye on lovely fiance (13),SUPERINTENDED,Kept an eye on,9d,2021-04-30,Toughie 2636,http://bigdave44.com/2021/04/30/toughie-2636/,bigdave44
296369,Fellow artist initially idly drew ducks and crow (4-1-6-3),COCK,crow,9d,2021-06-15,Toughie 2661,http://bigdave44.com/2021/06/15/toughie-2661/,bigdave44
296541,"Iron-clad soldiers go in force and open market (4,10)",FREE ENTERPRISE,open market,9d,2021-06-02,Daily Telegraph 29691,http://bigdave44.com/2021/06/02/dt-29691/,bigdave44
296599,"Motorists may show this forceful lack of inhibition (7,7)",DRIVING LICENCE,Motorists may show this,9d,2021-03-12,Daily Telegraph 29621,http://bigdave44.com/2021/03/12/dt-29621/,bigdave44
296743,Brawny American couple oddly beset by ruin (8),MUSCULAR,Brawny,9d,2021-02-19,Daily Telegraph 29603,http://bigdave44.com/2021/02/19/dt-29603/,bigdave44
296981,"Issue Out of This World, a title for launching (7)",EMANATE,Issue,9d,2021-05-07,Toughie 2640,http://bigdave44.com/2021/05/07/toughie-2640/,bigdave44
297102,What’s shouted when bowler perhaps claims wicket in Australia? (6),HOWZAT,What’s shouted when bowler perhaps claims wicket in Australia?,9d,2021-04-28,Sunday Telegraph 3104,http://bigdave44.com/2021/04/28/st-3104/,bigdave44
297158,A Parisian upset revolutionary foundation characterised by avant-gardism (11),UNDERGROUND,characterised by avant-gardism,9d,2021-03-16,Toughie 2609,http://bigdave44.com/2021/03/16/toughie-2609/,bigdave44
297244,"Unruly infernal teen brat yielding a name — this? (6,8)",ENFANT TERRIBLE,Unruly infernal teen brat yielding a name — this,9d,2021-04-29,Toughie 2635,http://bigdave44.com/2021/04/29/toughie-2635-2/,bigdave44
297415,"Film review intact, I argued (9,4)",EDUCATING RITA,Film,9d,2021-03-03,Sunday Telegraph 3096,http://bigdave44.com/2021/03/03/st-3096/,bigdave44
297558,Influencer to advertise jacket (11),TRAILBLAZER,Influencer,9d,2021-06-24,Toughie 2667,http://bigdave44.com/2021/06/24/toughie-2667/,bigdave44
297898,A team’s unrelated remarks (6),ASIDES,unrelated remarks,9d,2021-04-07,Daily Telegraph 29643,http://bigdave44.com/2021/04/07/dt-29643/,bigdave44
297929,Agent departs with shattered tourist carrying kid (11),DISTRIBUTOR,Agent,9d,2019-05-16,Daily Telegraph 29052,http://bigdave44.com/2019/05/16/dt-29052/,bigdave44
297957,"Fit American President: upfront, sharp, expensively kitted out (4-9)",WELL,expensively kitted out,9d,2020-02-05,Toughie 2379,http://bigdave44.com/2020/02/05/toughie-2379/,bigdave44
298134,"Image software provides ways to enjoy view (7,7)",PICTURE WINDOWS,,9d,2019-01-09,Toughie 2156,http://bigdave44.com/2019/01/09/toughie-2156/,bigdave44
298189,"Baby power, by the sound of it? (4)",MITE,Baby,9d,2020-01-30,Sunday Telegraph 3039,http://bigdave44.com/2020/01/30/st-3039/,bigdave44
298219,Soldier authorised to raise gun offers top covering fire (11),MANTELPIECE,top covering fire,9d,2020-01-31,Daily Telegraph 29274,http://bigdave44.com/2020/01/31/dt-29274/,bigdave44
298302,Welcome shower (4),HAIL,Welcome,9d,2021-01-27,Sunday Telegraph 3091,http://bigdave44.com/2021/01/27/st-3091/,bigdave44
298487,Leader’s type to writhe in anguish (11),DESPERATELY,in anguish,9d,2019-03-29,Daily Telegraph 29011,http://bigdave44.com/2019/03/29/dt-29011/,bigdave44
298542,Bad electrified lifts (4),EVIL,Bad,9d,2019-06-27,Sunday Telegraph 3008,http://bigdave44.com/2019/06/27/st-3008/,bigdave44
298570,File snake under heading for reptiles (4),RASP,File,9d,2019-07-15,Daily Telegraph 29103,http://bigdave44.com/2019/07/15/dt-29103/,bigdave44
298626,Steer around really discontented antelope (4),ORYX,antelope,9d,2020-11-13,Daily Telegraph 29520,http://bigdave44.com/2020/11/13/dt-29520/,bigdave44
298654,"Partner, hot on American group (7)",HUSBAND,Partner,9d,2018-12-10,Daily Telegraph 28918,http://bigdave44.com/2018/12/10/dt-28918/,bigdave44
298712,"Stop to let the water out? (4,3,4)",PULL THE PLUG,Stop,9d,2020-01-02,Daily Telegraph 29249,http://bigdave44.com/2020/01/02/dt-29249/,bigdave44
298740,Manchester community copper’s protecting current wine book — it’s sacred (14),ECCLESIASTICUS,book — it’s sacred,9d,2020-01-31,Toughie 2377,http://bigdave44.com/2020/01/31/toughie-2377/,bigdave44
298768,"Bad job: bone to chew on, perhaps? (4,9)",DOG,Bad job,9d,2019-10-03,Sunday Telegraph 3022,http://bigdave44.com/2019/10/03/st-3022/,bigdave44
298888,"Ancient writer, close to ninety, brought in pedestal and reeled about (5,3,5)",PLINY THE ELDER,Ancient writer,9d,2019-05-24,Toughie 2234,http://bigdave44.com/2019/05/24/toughie-2234/,bigdave44
298971,Great electronic image? (4),EPIC,Great,9d,2020-01-21,Toughie 2370,http://bigdave44.com/2020/01/21/toughie-2370/,bigdave44
299125,"Fictional detective Sam, seen originally in a suit (6)",SPADES,suit,9d,2020-04-27,Daily Telegraph 29348,http://bigdave44.com/2020/04/27/dt-29348/,bigdave44
299187,"High over a road, small birds of prey (8)",BUZZARDS,birds of prey,9d,2019-11-14,Daily Telegraph 29208,http://bigdave44.com/2019/11/14/dt-29208/,bigdave44
299367,"Jacks drowned, overturning around middle of Severn (6)",KNAVES,Jacks,9d,2019-07-18,Toughie 2265,http://bigdave44.com/2019/07/18/toughie-2265/,bigdave44
299516,"Extremely smart guide backing number one by council worker? (6,7)",STREET SWEEPER,council worker?,9d,2020-12-11,Toughie 2557,http://bigdave44.com/2020/12/11/toughie-2557/,bigdave44
299598,Coldness following stiffness (9),FRIGIDITY,Coldness,9d,2020-10-09,Daily Telegraph 29485,http://bigdave44.com/2020/10/09/dt-29485/,bigdave44
299630,Spies found in a men’s toilet (6),AGENTS,Spies,9d,2020-07-22,Daily Telegraph 29422,http://bigdave44.com/2020/07/22/dt-29422/,bigdave44
299660,"Dawn follows quiet sauntering by lake with a cocktail (7,7)",TEQUILA SUNRISE,cocktail,9d,2018-11-16,Toughie 2127,http://bigdave44.com/2018/11/16/toughie-2127/,bigdave44
299748,"… where things happen unmoderated, ‘fat’ creator’s sacked (4,7)",FAST REACTOR,where things happen unmoderated,9d,2019-01-25,Toughie 2166,http://bigdave44.com/2019/01/25/toughie-2166/,bigdave44
299775,Break code — task providing defence (8),STOCKADE,defence,9d,2020-02-14,Daily Telegraph 29281,http://bigdave44.com/2020/02/14/dt-29281/,bigdave44
299954,"Cherished desire? A doctor has it, one needing to get on (8)",AMBITION,Cherished desire,9d,2020-01-16,Daily Telegraph 29261,http://bigdave44.com/2020/01/16/dt-29261/,bigdave44
300014,"Beer goes on board ship after permission for trade events (9,5)",CLEARANCE SALES,trade events,9d,2018-11-07,Daily Telegraph 28890,http://bigdave44.com/2018/11/07/dt-28890/,bigdave44
300098,Partner‘s second to leave girl (4),ALLY,Partner,9d,2020-08-31,Daily Telegraph 29456,http://bigdave44.com/2020/08/31/dt-29456/,bigdave44
300154,"Displaying trophy on table somewhere warm (6,8)",AIRING CUPBOARD,somewhere warm,9d,2020-10-26,Daily Telegraph 29504,http://bigdave44.com/2020/10/26/dt-29504/,bigdave44
300210,"Equestrian affair venerated, they fancy (5-3,5)",THREE DAY EVENT,Equestrian affair,9d,2019-11-14,Sunday Telegraph 3028,http://bigdave44.com/2019/11/14/st-3028/,bigdave44
300266,Dismiss lovely explosive device (11),FIRECRACKER,explosive device,9d,2020-03-10,Toughie 2398,http://bigdave44.com/2020/03/10/toughie-2398/,bigdave44
300381,Removal of this large plant makes street shorter (4),TREE,this large plant,9d,2019-01-30,Toughie 2168,http://bigdave44.com/2019/01/30/toughie-2168/,bigdave44
300443,"Footwear of sibling changing hands before American race and training run (7,7)",BROTHEL CREEPER,Footwear,9d,2020-10-02,Toughie 2517,http://bigdave44.com/2020/10/02/toughie-2517/,bigdave44
300523,Hectic: man is busy describing physical science (11),MECHANISTIC,describing physical science,9d,2020-09-30,Sunday Telegraph 3074,http://bigdave44.com/2020/09/30/st-3074/,bigdave44
300704,Advanced inside information followed by heartless city operation (6),AGENCY,operation,9d,2020-09-29,Toughie 2514,http://bigdave44.com/2020/09/29/toughie-2514/,bigdave44
300761,"Hullaballoo in opium den, man recollected (11)",PANDEMONIUM,Hullaballoo,9d,2020-10-05,Daily Telegraph 29486,http://bigdave44.com/2020/10/05/dt-29486/,bigdave44
300962,"Realise, after looking up ‘seborrhoea’ — not a word! (6)",ENCASH,Realise,9d,2020-10-23,Toughie 2529,http://bigdave44.com/2020/10/23/toughie-2529/,bigdave44
300992,Islam’s regulated prayer book (6),MISSAL,prayer book,9d,2020-03-31,Toughie 2410,http://bigdave44.com/2020/03/31/toughie-2410/,bigdave44
301056,"Book reader insults a novel (8,6)",TREASURE ISLAND,Book,9d,2020-02-20,Sunday Telegraph 3042,http://bigdave44.com/2020/02/20/st-3042/,bigdave44
301143,"Suffering food poisoning perhaps when a fowl is badly gutted (4,2,1,6)",SICK AS A PARROT,badly gutted,9d,2019-04-10,Toughie 2208,http://bigdave44.com/2019/04/10/toughie-2208/,bigdave44
301171,Stroke and massage podgy dad with gel (5-6),DOGGY PADDLE,Stroke,9d,2019-09-05,Daily Telegraph 29148,http://bigdave44.com/2019/09/05/dt-29148/,bigdave44
301226,Reckoning to have bowled poorly (4),BILL,Reckoning,9d,2019-05-17,Daily Telegraph 29048,http://bigdave44.com/2019/05/17/dt-29048/,bigdave44
301286,"Soldiers, last in ward, get better (4)",MEND,get better,9d,2020-07-27,Daily Telegraph 29426,http://bigdave44.com/2020/07/27/dt-29426/,bigdave44
301397,Indiana Jones perhaps loathes a corgi barking (13),ARCHAEOLOGIST,Indiana Jones perhaps,9d,2020-04-04,Daily Telegraph 29329,http://bigdave44.com/2020/04/04/dt-29329/,bigdave44
301455,Visit restaurant topless on cycle? One’s plated up (5),TATOU,,9d,2019-12-13,Toughie 2350,http://bigdave44.com/2019/12/13/toughie-2350/,bigdave44
301641,Old trousers on? Yes! (6),AGREED,Yes,9d,2019-06-11,Toughie 2243,http://bigdave44.com/2019/06/11/toughie-2243/,bigdave44
301698,Fly bit (4),DASH,Fly/bit,9d,2019-07-09,Toughie 2259,http://bigdave44.com/2019/07/09/toughie-2259/,bigdave44
301727,"Noel G’s jam surprisingly includes R&B song (2,9)",MR BOJANGLES,song,9d,2020-02-03,Daily Telegraph 29276,http://bigdave44.com/2020/02/03/dt-29276/,bigdave44
301755,"Something printed from two journalists I crashed into south of border (7,7)",LIMITED EDITION,Something printed,9d,2020-08-14,Daily Telegraph 29442,http://bigdave44.com/2020/08/14/dt-29442/,bigdave44
301843,"Neighbourly type from somewhere in India installing radio mast for broadcasting (4,9)",GOOD SAMARITAN,Neighbourly type,9d,2019-02-28,Sunday Telegraph 2991,http://bigdave44.com/2019/02/28/st-2991/,bigdave44
301984,"Insensitive, albeit not as much following start of talks (11)",THOUGHTLESS,Insensitive,9d,2020-08-17,Daily Telegraph 29444,http://bigdave44.com/2020/08/17/dt-29444/,bigdave44
302043,Title thus originally adopted by Scrooge (6),MISTER,Title,9d,2020-12-30,Sunday Telegraph 3087,http://bigdave44.com/2020/12/30/st-3087/,bigdave44
302241,"Patient perhaps getting list of tasks (3,11)",JOB DESCRIPTION,list of tasks,9d,2018-11-01,Toughie 2118,http://bigdave44.com/2018/11/01/toughie-2118/,bigdave44
302508,Dramatist‘s singular tale inspiring terror (8),SCHILLER,Dramatist,9d,2019-09-02,Daily Telegraph 29145,http://bigdave44.com/2019/09/02/dt-29145/,bigdave44
302538,"Juliet has long rambles with notable novelist (4,10)",JOHN GALSWORTHY,novelist,9d,2020-08-10,Daily Telegraph 29438,http://bigdave44.com/2020/08/10/dt-29438/,bigdave44
302654,"Fashionable top female to rave, never able to be wrong (8)",INERRANT,never able to be wrong,9d,2020-08-13,Daily Telegraph 29441,http://bigdave44.com/2020/08/13/dt-29441/,bigdave44
302774,Bag for rubbish wine on ship (3-5),BIN,Bag for rubbish,9d,2020-05-13,Daily Telegraph 29362,http://bigdave44.com/2020/05/13/dt-29362/,bigdave44
302804,"He is number two here (8,5)",PERIODIC TABLE,He is number two here,9d,2019-10-31,Sunday Telegraph 3026,http://bigdave44.com/2019/10/31/st-3026/,bigdave44
302832,"Player’s problem intense playing with large fiddlestick (6,5)",TENNIS ELBOW,Player’s problem,9d,2020-05-01,Daily Telegraph 29352,http://bigdave44.com/2020/05/01/dt-29352/,bigdave44
302947,Sent home a treat arranged with pride (11),REPATRIATED,Sent home,9d,2019-09-20,Toughie 2302,http://bigdave44.com/2019/09/20/toughie-2302/,bigdave44
302974,"What may be an essential for campers proves it — sum involved? (6,5)",PRIMUS STOVE,What may be an essential for campers,9d,2020-07-20,Daily Telegraph 29420,http://bigdave44.com/2020/07/20/dt-29420/,bigdave44
303234,"Comprehensive hit when everyone refuses to work (7,6)",GENERAL STRIKE,when everyone refuses to work,9d,2021-01-01,Daily Telegraph 29556,http://bigdave44.com/2021/01/01/dt-29556/,bigdave44
303290,"Crazy meeting sane? Loco! (5,6)",STEAM ENGINE,Loco!,9d,2019-01-10,Sunday Telegraph 2984,http://bigdave44.com/2019/01/10/st-2984/,bigdave44
303346,"Access item, an awfully good book — fun! (13)",ENTERTAINMENT,fun,9d,2021-02-10,Sunday Telegraph 3093,http://bigdave44.com/2021/02/10/st-3093/,bigdave44
303493,To brandish weapon uncomfortably near surrendering Romeo could be this? (13),SHAKESPEAREAN,this,9d,2019-10-25,Toughie 2322,http://bigdave44.com/2019/10/25/toughie-2322/,bigdave44
303729,"Also fascinated by article on pub acquisition (4,3,7)",INTO THE BARGAIN,Also,9d,2020-12-14,Daily Telegraph 29546,http://bigdave44.com/2020/12/14/dt-29546/,bigdave44
303757,Cheats involved cruel boss in scams (6-7),DOUBLE,Cheats,9d,2019-06-12,Toughie 2244,http://bigdave44.com/2019/06/12/toughie-2244/,bigdave44
303842,"Consult rail timetable and watch detailed departures? (3,3,4,3)",SEE HOW THEY RUN,Consult rail timetable/watch detailed departures,9d,2020-08-11,Toughie 2486,http://bigdave44.com/2020/08/11/toughie-2486/,bigdave44
304013,Troublesome situation weak characters raised (4),STEW,Troublesome situation,9d,2019-11-11,Daily Telegraph 29205,http://bigdave44.com/2019/11/11/dt-29205/,bigdave44
304187,Animal quietly lying in ground (8),TERRAPIN,Animal,9d,2019-12-18,Daily Telegraph 29237,http://bigdave44.com/2019/12/18/dt-29237/,bigdave44
304342,"Cooking in gas, try fish (8)",STINGRAY,fish,9d,2020-08-12,Daily Telegraph 29440,http://bigdave44.com/2020/08/12/dt-29440/,bigdave44
304428,Maiden as Donald’s opening over mixed seam with length (6),DAMSEL,Maiden,9d,2020-12-25,Toughie 100012,http://bigdave44.com/2020/12/25/toughie-100012/,bigdave44
304485,Sheep from Ireland doctor keeps (6),MERINO,Sheep,9d,2020-12-25,Daily Telegraph 29551,http://bigdave44.com/2020/12/25/dt-29551/,bigdave44
304517,"Go on NHS diet now out, or act independently (2,4,3,5)",DO ONE,act independently,9d,2019-02-04,Daily Telegraph 28965,http://bigdave44.com/2019/02/04/dt-28965/,bigdave44
304547,"Edit tenth headline about old mystery (5,2,3,4)",DEATH ON THE NILE,mystery,9d,2020-06-12,Toughie 2453,http://bigdave44.com/2020/06/12/toughie-2453/,bigdave44
304671,"Book two football teams following dismissal (5,6-3)",CATCH TWENTY,Book,9d,2020-08-14,Daily Telegraph 29437,http://bigdave44.com/2020/08/14/dt-29437/,bigdave44
304727,"Sauce collected by vassal, address in Greenwich (5,8)",SALAD DRESSING,Sauce,9d,2021-01-08,Daily Telegraph 29567,http://bigdave44.com/2021/01/08/dt-29567/,bigdave44
304755,Vexation from a canny one when dancing (9),ANNOYANCE,Vexation,9d,2019-01-04,Daily Telegraph 28934,http://bigdave44.com/2019/01/04/dt-28934/,bigdave44
304817,"The new stadium freshened up one side of London (4,3,6)",WEST HAM UNITED,one side of London,9d,2020-08-12,Sunday Telegraph 3067,http://bigdave44.com/2020/08/12/st-3067/,bigdave44
304845,"Supervised by male class, Hazel exemplifies such work in 1950s (5,4,4)",UNDER MILK WOOD,work in 1950s,9d,2020-07-24,Toughie 2477,http://bigdave44.com/2020/07/24/toughie-2477/,bigdave44
304929,"In a flash, one bit endlessly fractured (11)",FASHIONABLE,In,9d,2020-04-02,Sunday Telegraph 3048,http://bigdave44.com/2020/04/02/st-3048/,bigdave44
304985,"Sea in end ate mariner, swimming (13)",MEDITERRANEAN,Sea,9d,2020-10-29,Daily Telegraph 29507,http://bigdave44.com/2020/10/29/dt-29507/,bigdave44
305013,"Lincoln beat these East European cars (5,6)",SLAVE STATES,Lincoln beat these,9d,2019-12-06,Daily Telegraph 29222,http://bigdave44.com/2019/12/06/dt-29222/,bigdave44
305287,"Formula One’s leader evacuated after crashing, getting large blood transfusion! (6)",ARMFUL,large blood transfusion!,9d,2019-06-06,Toughie 2241,http://bigdave44.com/2019/06/06/toughie-2241/,bigdave44
305589,Environmentally friendly sunbelt Asia developed (11),SUSTAINABLE,Environmentally friendly,9d,2021-01-15,Toughie 2576,http://bigdave44.com/2021/01/15/toughie-2576/,bigdave44
305706,"Sad material, female’s arresting love song (4,5,5)",BLUE SUEDE SHOES,song,9d,2020-02-10,Daily Telegraph 29282,http://bigdave44.com/2020/02/10/dt-29282/,bigdave44
305760,Novices stuck in middle of arete needing sustenance (11),REFRESHMENT,sustenance,9d,2020-11-27,Toughie 2549,http://bigdave44.com/2020/11/27/toughie-2549/,bigdave44
305787,"Corrodes anode, a right mess finally (4)",EATS,Corrodes,9d,2019-05-16,Toughie 2229,http://bigdave44.com/2019/05/16/toughie-2229/,bigdave44
305814,"Recording of communist bureaucracy (3,4)",RED TAPE,bureaucracy,9d,2020-04-19,Sunday Telegraph 3052,http://bigdave44.com/2020/04/19/st-3052/,bigdave44
305845,Maybe Andrew buries seed (4),BEAN,seed,9d,2020-01-19,MPP 092,http://bigdave44.com/2020/01/19/mpp-092-review/,bigdave44
305903,"Outspoken unpleasant type, kicked (4)",TOED,kicked,9d,2020-10-07,Sunday Telegraph 3075,http://bigdave44.com/2020/10/07/st-3075/,bigdave44
305963,Couple acquiring programmer — one capable of misbehaving? (3-5),TWO,one capable of misbehaving?,9d,2019-09-27,Toughie 2306,http://bigdave44.com/2019/09/27/toughie-2306/,bigdave44
305995,Church will support Irishman’s spiritualist meeting (6),S,spiritualist meeting,9d,2021-01-22,Daily Telegraph 29579,http://bigdave44.com/2021/01/22/dt-29579/,bigdave44
306025,"Way of manufacturing quote from stage performance? (10,4)",PRODUCTION LINE,Way of manufacturing,9d,2018-12-13,Toughie 2142,http://bigdave44.com/2018/12/13/toughie-2142/,bigdave44
306083,Decorator offering mediocre material stirred her wrath (11),PAPERHANGER,Decorator,9d,2019-04-26,Daily Telegraph 29035,http://bigdave44.com/2019/04/26/dt-29035/,bigdave44
306143,"They fly from Madrid, possibly in true style up front (3,8)",RED ADMIRALS,They fly,9d,2020-02-19,Toughie 2387,http://bigdave44.com/2020/02/19/toughie-2387/,bigdave44
306202,"Small religious community cook 4 worker? (5-5,4)",SHORT,4 worker,9d,2019-10-02,Toughie 2308,http://bigdave44.com/2019/10/02/toughie-2308/,bigdave44
306232,"Exclude workers in tightly-fitting trousers (3,5)",SKI PANTS,tightly-fitting trousers,9d,2020-01-27,Daily Telegraph 29270,http://bigdave44.com/2020/01/27/dt-29270/,bigdave44
306400,"Victory for Washington around noon, cost to Britain ultimately (9)",PRINCETON,Victory for Washington,9d,2019-12-26,Double Toughie 100011,http://bigdave44.com/2019/12/26/double-toughie-100011/,bigdave44
306443,Sleep so long with son (3-4),BYE,Sleep,9d,2020-03-09,Daily Telegraph 29306,http://bigdave44.com/2020/03/09/dt-29306/,bigdave44
306560,He’s broken when investing in Crooks Ltd. foolishly? (11),STOCKHOLDER,He’s broken when investing in Crooks Ltd. foolishly?,9d,2019-05-03,Toughie 2222,http://bigdave44.com/2019/05/03/toughie-2222/,bigdave44
306618,"A mess, chow chow possibly? (4,9)",DOGS BREAKFAST,A mess,9d,2019-12-12,Sunday Telegraph 3032,http://bigdave44.com/2019/12/12/st-3032/,bigdave44
306645,Work found regularly in two mills (4),TOIL,Work,9d,2020-12-15,Toughie 2558,http://bigdave44.com/2020/12/15/toughie-2558/,bigdave44
306704,Appalling — like an impossible tongue-twister? (11),UNSPEAKABLE,Appalling,9d,2019-07-25,Sunday Telegraph 3012,http://bigdave44.com/2019/07/25/st-3012/,bigdave44
306974,"Celebrity footballers on camera, taking centre (4)",FAME,Celebrity,9d,2020-03-27,Daily Telegraph 29322,http://bigdave44.com/2020/03/27/dt-29322/,bigdave44
307003,"Rhinestone, perhaps, in Irish plant (8)",SHAMROCK,Irish plant,9d,2020-10-14,Sunday Telegraph 3076,http://bigdave44.com/2020/10/14/st-3076/,bigdave44
307063,Warming thing in cake (6),MUFFIN,cake,9d,2019-11-07,Sunday Telegraph 3027,http://bigdave44.com/2019/11/07/st-3027/,bigdave44
307148,"Aloof, bear and Piscean? (5-6)",STAND-OFFISH,Aloof,9d,2018-12-13,Sunday Telegraph 2980,http://bigdave44.com/2018/12/13/st-2980/,bigdave44
307178,Time to list clips — nervous Nerys is on these? (11),TENTERHOOKS,nervous Nerys is on these,9d,2018-10-24,Toughie 2113,http://bigdave44.com/2018/10/24/toughie-2113/,bigdave44
307208,Lecture about a fine force’s framework  (8),SCAFFOLD,framework,9d,2020-04-20,Daily Telegraph 29342,http://bigdave44.com/2020/04/20/dt-29342/,bigdave44
307237,Show leader of race in great condition (11),DEMONSTRATE,Show,9d,2021-02-17,Sunday Telegraph 3094,http://bigdave44.com/2021/02/17/st-3094/,bigdave44
307264,Almost broke cover (4),SKIN,cover,9d,2018-12-05,Toughie 2137,http://bigdave44.com/2018/12/05/toughie-2137/,bigdave44
307324,"Required objective, packing on behalf of church (8)",ENFORCED,Required,9d,2020-12-02,Daily Telegraph 29536,http://bigdave44.com/2020/12/02/dt-29536/,bigdave44
307387,"Fair offering from a VIP? (3,5)",BIG WHEEL,Fair offering/a VIP,9d,2018-10-10,Daily Telegraph 28866,http://bigdave44.com/2018/10/10/dt-28866/,bigdave44
307500,Specific material used for construction (8),CONCRETE,Specific/material used for construction,9d,2020-01-15,Toughie 2367,http://bigdave44.com/2020/01/15/toughie-2367/,bigdave44
307588,Gear to boast about (4),GARB,Gear,9d,2018-11-26,Daily Telegraph 28906,http://bigdave44.com/2018/11/26/dt-28906/,bigdave44
307708,"Positive associate of Freud has left European city (8,6)",CONCRETE JUNGLE,city,9d,2019-07-24,Daily Telegraph 29111,http://bigdave44.com/2019/07/24/dt-29111/,bigdave44
307844,"She wrote horrid music, discordant (4,7)",IRIS MURDOCH,She wrote,9d,2020-05-02,Daily Telegraph 29353,http://bigdave44.com/2020/05/02/dt-29353/,bigdave44
307904,Old bicycle in bits? (5-8),PENNY,Old bicycle,9d,2019-07-12,Toughie 2262,http://bigdave44.com/2019/07/12/toughie-2262/,bigdave44
307934,"What’s needed in a wurst-case scenario? (7,4)",SAUSAGE MEAT,What’s needed in a wurst-case scenario,9d,2019-03-28,Toughie 2201,http://bigdave44.com/2019/03/28/toughie-2201/,bigdave44
307964,Lucky charm mum’s put over bed of little ‘un (6),MASCOT,Lucky charm,9d,2021-01-13,Toughie 2574,http://bigdave44.com/2021/01/13/toughie-2574/,bigdave44
308058,Vender at times used this? (13),ADVERTISEMENT,Vender at times used this,9d,2021-01-21,Daily Telegraph 29578,http://bigdave44.com/2021/01/21/dt-29578/,bigdave44
308116,"Song that’s needed for ‘The Snowman’? (5,9)",WHITE CHRISTMAS,Song that’s needed for ‘The Snowman’?,9d,2018-12-26,Daily Telegraph 28931,http://bigdave44.com/2018/12/26/dt-28931/,bigdave44
308176,"Cheater, pest? How different from me! (8,3)",TEACHER,"Cheater, pest? How different from me",9d,2018-11-30,Daily Telegraph 28910,http://bigdave44.com/2018/11/30/dt-28910/,bigdave44
308261,Government department’s small and it’s real crazy! (11),MINISTERIAL,Government department’s,9d,2019-08-30,Daily Telegraph 29143,http://bigdave44.com/2019/08/30/dt-29143/,bigdave44
308430,"Flies are pulled up after donning immaculately pressed trousers, originally (7)",DIPTERA,Flies,9d,2020-12-29,Toughie 2565,http://bigdave44.com/2020/12/29/toughie-2565/,bigdave44
308491,"Plant, most unconfined, abundant (11)",LOOSESTRIFE,Plant,9d,2018-12-03,Daily Telegraph 28912,http://bigdave44.com/2018/12/03/dt-28912/,bigdave44
308748,"Bread’s OK for kneading: simple approach for batch of loaves? (6,5)",BAKERS DOZEN,batch of loaves,9d,2020-09-08,Toughie 2502,http://bigdave44.com/2020/09/08/toughie-2502/,bigdave44
308894,"Number boy before girl, initially (4)",SONG,Number,9d,2018-10-18,Sunday Telegraph 2972,http://bigdave44.com/2018/10/18/st-2972/,bigdave44
309327,"Create trouble — as might a large wave? (4,3,4)",ROCK THE BOAT,Create trouble,9d,2019-07-04,Sunday Telegraph 3009,http://bigdave44.com/2019/07/04/st-3009/,bigdave44
309357,"Dancing bear that sits on royal, amazingly (14)",BREATHTAKINGLY,amazingly,9d,2019-03-08,Daily Telegraph 28988,http://bigdave44.com/2019/03/08/dt-28988/,bigdave44
309449,"Characters shifted landlords from Paris? (7,7)",CAPITAL LETTERS,Characters shifted,9d,2019-10-04,Daily Telegraph 29168,http://bigdave44.com/2019/10/04/dt-29168/,bigdave44
309591,"Cheat caught by Interpol finally, is he wrongly being imprisoned? (6)",CHISEL,Cheat,9d,2020-08-04,Toughie 2482,http://bigdave44.com/2020/08/04/toughie-2482/,bigdave44
309909,"Chap booked to be on island by Friday (8,6)",ROBINSON CRUSOE,Chap booked to be on island by Friday,9d,2019-08-01,Toughie 2273,http://bigdave44.com/2019/08/01/toughie-2273/,bigdave44
310059,Soldier almost cried about ending of war in Belgian province (7),ANTWERP,Belgian province,9d,2018-10-08,Daily Telegraph 28864,http://bigdave44.com/2018/10/08/dt-28864/,bigdave44
310146,"Music-maker such as ear drum put first (6,5)",BARREL ORGAN,Music-maker,9d,2019-09-20,Daily Telegraph 29156,http://bigdave44.com/2019/09/20/dt-29156/,bigdave44
310292,"Composer‘s gravity risks no upset (4,10)",IGOR STRAVINSKY,Composer,9d,2019-08-20,Toughie 2283,http://bigdave44.com/2019/08/20/toughie-2283/,bigdave44
310380,"Sooner or later and often, does he say, misguidedly? (3,2,5,4)",ONE OF THESE DAYS,Sooner or later,9d,2019-09-23,Daily Telegraph 29163,http://bigdave44.com/2019/09/23/dt-29163/,bigdave44
310436,Complete and utter lad dancing with a nude (13),UNADULTERATED,Complete,9d,2020-02-06,Daily Telegraph 29279,http://bigdave44.com/2020/02/06/dt-29279/,bigdave44
310492,Quantities increase when at the sides (7),AMOUNTS,Quantities,9d,2019-03-11,Daily Telegraph 28995,http://bigdave44.com/2019/03/11/dt-28995/,bigdave44
310550,"Rich, as painter’s lovely model could be? (7,6)",SITTING PRETTY,Rich,9d,2020-10-21,Sunday Telegraph 3077,http://bigdave44.com/2020/10/21/st-3077/,bigdave44
310578,Horologists must support free thing for such workers (5-8),NIGHT,such workers,9d,2019-10-09,Daily Telegraph 29177,http://bigdave44.com/2019/10/09/dt-29177/,bigdave44
310666,Language overcoming terrifying blow? It’s hard to say (6-7),TONGUE,It’s hard to say,9d,2020-09-02,Sunday Telegraph 3070,http://bigdave44.com/2020/09/02/st-3070/,bigdave44
310808,Game residents played to create quarrels (13),DISAGREEMENTS,quarrels,9d,2019-07-11,Daily Telegraph 29100,http://bigdave44.com/2019/07/11/dt-29100/,bigdave44
310838,"One floored by cleaner? That’s painful (10,4)",HOUSEMAID,That’s painful,9d,2019-09-19,Sunday Telegraph 3020,http://bigdave44.com/2019/09/19/st-3020/,bigdave44
311010,"Accepted a degree of rift developed about daughter (6,2,6)",AGREED TO DIFFER,Accepted,9d,2019-04-17,Daily Telegraph 29027,http://bigdave44.com/2019/04/17/dt-29027/,bigdave44
311068,"Like some quiz questions, complex and well put (8,6)",MULTIPLE CHOICE,Like some quiz questions,9d,2019-08-19,Daily Telegraph 29133,http://bigdave44.com/2019/08/19/dt-29133/,bigdave44
311126,Cold-blooded killer I call ambitious! (8),ASPIRING,ambitious!,9d,2018-12-27,Sunday Telegraph 2982,http://bigdave44.com/2018/12/27/st-2982/,bigdave44
311156,"On set, squirm at working around English TV interrogator, perhaps (8,6)",QUESTION MASTER,"TV interrogator, perhaps",9d,2019-10-22,Toughie 2319,http://bigdave44.com/2019/10/22/toughie-2319/,bigdave44
311186,"Titled brat Theo, having rampaged, summoned into court (6,2,3,3)",CALLED TO THE BAR,summoned into court,9d,2019-08-09,Toughie 2278,http://bigdave44.com/2019/08/09/toughie-2278/,bigdave44
311389,"Big cheese Father with container served up (3,3)",TOP DOG,Big cheese,9d,2020-04-07,Toughie 2414,http://bigdave44.com/2020/04/07/toughie-2414/,bigdave44
311571,"Artillery and cavalry unit’s what’s needed to restore power (7,7)",BATTERY CHARGER,,9d,2019-02-08,Daily Telegraph28964,http://bigdave44.com/2019/02/08/dt28964/,bigdave44
311770,The last thing from Nevil Shute: novel made into film (6),SLEUTH,film,9d,2019-10-03,Toughie 2309,http://bigdave44.com/2019/10/03/toughie-2309/,bigdave44
311888,Name for a bicycle coined? (5-8),PENNY,Name,9d,2019-08-01,Sunday Telegraph 3013,http://bigdave44.com/2019/08/01/st-3013/,bigdave44
311948,"Big business keeping one’s friends? (7,7)",HOLDING COMPANY,Big business,9d,2019-06-12,Daily Telegraph 29075,http://bigdave44.com/2019/06/12/dt-29075/,bigdave44
312391,"Servant, female, attending the Queen in May (8)",HENCHMAN,Servant,9d,2020-10-21,Toughie 2527,http://bigdave44.com/2020/10/21/toughie-2527/,bigdave44
312571,A condiment more ‘runny’ — good word! (14),RECOMMENDATION,good word!,9d,2019-04-19,Daily Telegraph 29024,http://bigdave44.com/2019/04/19/dt-29024/,bigdave44
312715,Rod pens opening of hilarious comedy routine? (6),SHTICK,comedy routine?,9d,2020-12-16,Sunday Telegraph 3085,http://bigdave44.com/2020/12/16/st-3085/,bigdave44
312893,"Saucy thing in haute couture? (6,8)",FRENCH DRESSING,Saucy,9d,2020-05-10,Sunday Telegraph 3055,http://bigdave44.com/2020/05/10/st-3055/,bigdave44
312976,Trials of some paint rearranged around two separate times (11),TEMPTATIONS,Trials,9d,2021-01-19,Toughie 2577,http://bigdave44.com/2021/01/19/toughie-2577/,bigdave44
313003,"Eat out in La Gavroche, and see who’s inside? (4)",ETCH,Eat out,9d,2020-09-11,Toughie 2505,http://bigdave44.com/2020/09/11/toughie-2505/,bigdave44
313119,"Keep fitter? Do — it gives poorly folk a pick-up (9,5)",STRETCHER PARTY,it gives poorly folk a pick-up,9d,2019-07-05,Toughie 2258,http://bigdave44.com/2019/07/05/toughie-2258/,bigdave44
313505,Make use of extremely despicable trick (6),DEPLOY,Make use of,9d,2020-12-07,Daily Telegraph 29540,http://bigdave44.com/2020/12/07/dt-29540/,bigdave44
313629,Page covering right agreement (8),CONTRACT,agreement,9d,2018-10-22,Daily Telegraph 28876,http://bigdave44.com/2018/10/22/dt-28876/,bigdave44
313686,Tibetan priest embracing wicked dance (7),LAMBADA,dance,9d,2020-11-11,Sunday Telegraph 3080,http://bigdave44.com/2020/11/11/st-3080/,bigdave44
313720,Area of England where stories circulated about Roman Catholic (14),WORCESTERSHIRE,Area of England,9d,2020-12-22,Toughie 2562,http://bigdave44.com/2020/12/22/toughie-2562/,bigdave44
313774,"Joker, say, up against wit (7,4)",PLAYING CARD,"Joker, say",9d,2020-09-09,Sunday Telegraph 3071,http://bigdave44.com/2020/09/09/st-3071/,bigdave44
313832,"Tossing caber, so I will find a way to keep fit? (8)",AEROBICS,a way to keep fit,9d,2020-06-17,Toughie 2455,http://bigdave44.com/2020/06/17/toughie-2455/,bigdave44
313949,Reporters finally pitch for The Sun? (4),STAR,The Sun,9d,2019-10-29,Toughie 2323,http://bigdave44.com/2019/10/29/toughie-2323/,bigdave44
314041,Indicate position of dog and cross-country racer (5-2-7),POINT,cross-country racer,9d,2019-05-20,Daily Telegraph 29055,http://bigdave44.com/2019/05/20/dt-29055/,bigdave44
314128,"Get a grip on composer, audibly (6)",HANDLE,Get a grip on,9d,2019-04-11,Sunday Telegraph2997,http://bigdave44.com/2019/04/11/st-2997/,bigdave44
314158,"Reforming — as ruler will be? (5,8)",GOING STRAIGHT,Reforming/as ruler will be,9d,2020-03-26,Sunday Telegraph 3047,http://bigdave44.com/2020/03/26/st-3047/,bigdave44
314276,One of five children from the south-east? Sparkly little thing (6),SEQUIN,Sparkly little thing,9d,2019-07-18,Sunday Telegraph 3011,http://bigdave44.com/2019/07/18/st-3011/,bigdave44
314303,"Golf article on notice for twenty-four hours (5,3,5)",ROUND THE CLOCK,for twenty-four hours,9d,2019-02-20,Daily Telegraph 28979,http://bigdave44.com/2019/02/20/dt-28979/,bigdave44
314416,"Kent lose terribly important opening all-rounder? (8,3)",SKELETON KEY,opening all-rounder,9d,2021-02-12,Daily Telegraph 29597,http://bigdave44.com/2021/02/12/dt-29597/,bigdave44
314650,Customs Union has Dover area linked to terminal in Calais (4),USES,Customs,9d,2018-12-28,Toughie 2150,http://bigdave44.com/2018/12/28/toughie-2150/,bigdave44
314680,Individuals welcomed by people from Delhi and people from Bali? (11),INDONESIANS,people from Bali,9d,2019-10-08,Toughie 2311,http://bigdave44.com/2019/10/08/toughie-2311/,bigdave44
314878,Weak girl as it happens on burgundy! (4-7),LILY,Weak,9d,2019-12-19,Sunday Telegraph 3033,http://bigdave44.com/2019/12/19/st-3033/,bigdave44
315046,"Pipe to be attached to both taps? Can’t decide (4,3,3,4)",BLOW HOT AND COLD,Can’t decide,9d,2020-12-28,Daily Telegraph 29557,http://bigdave44.com/2020/12/28/dt-29557/,bigdave44
315131,"Ailing puss, I repeat, delicate thing (6,5)",TISSUE PAPER,delicate thing,9d,2020-04-05,Sunday Telegraph 3050,http://bigdave44.com/2020/04/05/st-3050/,bigdave44
315161,Tweeting adornments worn after battle (8),WARBLING,Tweeting,9d,2021-02-10,Daily Telegraph 29595,http://bigdave44.com/2021/02/10/dt-29595/,bigdave44
315307,"A lot of possibly unproductive activity  travelling between places? (5,3,6)",TOING AND FROING,A lot of possibly unproductive activity/travelling between places,9d,2020-05-11,Daily Telegraph29360,http://bigdave44.com/2020/05/11/dt29360/,bigdave44
315393,Page about walk — the first thing one reads? (8),PREAMBLE,the first thing one reads?,9d,2019-02-22,Daily Telegraph 28981,http://bigdave44.com/2019/02/22/dt-28981/,bigdave44
315482,"Establishment figure discovered in the RAF upset about head of government (8,6)",FOUNDING FATHER,Establishment figure,9d,2019-10-16,Daily Telegraph 29183,http://bigdave44.com/2019/10/16/dt-29183/,bigdave44
315624,50% taken by Great Plague (8),EPIDEMIC,Plague,9d,2019-07-26,Toughie 2270,http://bigdave44.com/2019/07/26/toughie-2270/,bigdave44
315770,Liberal poet producing cliché-ridden material (11),BOILERPLATE,cliché-ridden material,9d,2019-12-26,Toughie 2356,http://bigdave44.com/2019/12/26/toughie-2356/,bigdave44
315828,Given change but no credit (11),CONTRIBUTED,Given,9d,2019-10-11,Daily Telegraph 29174,http://bigdave44.com/2019/10/11/dt-29174/,bigdave44
316121,Sadness caused by sacking? (14),DISAPPOINTMENT,Sadness,9d,2020-01-14,Toughie 2366,http://bigdave44.com/2020/01/14/toughie-2366/,bigdave44
316207,Ornamental material revealed by girl’s mum (6-2-5),MOTHER,Ornamental material,9d,2019-03-08,Daily Telegraph 28993,http://bigdave44.com/2019/03/08/dt-28993/,bigdave44
316294,Brutish student supporting warped mania (6),ANIMAL,Brutish,9d,2020-09-01,Toughie 2498,http://bigdave44.com/2020/09/01/toughie-2498/,bigdave44
316477,"What one likes, but another one would be very different! (3,2,3)",CUP OF TEA,"What one likes, but another one would be very different",9d,2020-03-26,Daily Telegraph 29321,http://bigdave44.com/2020/03/26/dt-29321/,bigdave44
316655,Instrument holds second half of vial containing internal secretions (8),HORMONAL,containing internal secretions,9d,2019-12-18,Toughie 2352,http://bigdave44.com/2019/12/18/toughie-2352/,bigdave44
316768,Great at manoeuvring in series of yacht races? (7),REGATTA,series of yacht races,9d,2019-10-07,Daily Telegraph 29175,http://bigdave44.com/2019/10/07/dt-29175/,bigdave44
317057,"Not melodic, lacking time, key and bar (6)",UNLESS,bar,9d,2018-12-19,Toughie 2145,http://bigdave44.com/2018/12/19/toughie-2145/,bigdave44
317086,Smacker that may leave mouth discoloured (4),QUID,Smacker/that may leave mouth discoloured,9d,2020-07-10,Toughie 2469,http://bigdave44.com/2020/07/10/toughie-2469/,bigdave44
317205,Unmerciful soldiers scrap on eastern ship (11),REMORSELESS,Unmerciful,9d,2019-01-24,Daily Telegraph 28956,http://bigdave44.com/2019/01/24/dt-28956/,bigdave44
317324,"Totally opposed raging Liberal, nicer when company’s in (14)",IRRECONCILABLE,Totally opposed,9d,2019-09-27,Daily Telegraph 29162,http://bigdave44.com/2019/09/27/dt-29162/,bigdave44
317499,I represent flourishing small businesses (11),ENTERPRISES,businesses,9d,2019-07-10,Toughie 2260,http://bigdave44.com/2019/07/10/toughie-2260/,bigdave44
317558,Post on social media that’s short and sweet (4),TWEE,sweet,9d,2020-02-18,Toughie 2386,http://bigdave44.com/2020/02/18/toughie-2386/,bigdave44
317619,"Yellow bloom, as it happens, crimson (4-7)",LILY,Yellow,9d,2019-05-30,Sunday Telegraph 3004,http://bigdave44.com/2019/05/30/st-3004/,bigdave44
317646,Payment cut (4),RENT,Payment/cut,9d,2019-12-23,Sunday Telegraph 3034,http://bigdave44.com/2019/12/23/st-3034/,bigdave44
317791,"Disagreeing with a lumberjack appearing in the promotional films? (2,11)",AT LOGGER HEADS,Disagreeing with,9d,2019-03-29,Daily Telegraph 29006,http://bigdave44.com/2019/03/29/dt-29006/,bigdave44
317821,Ten gathered in mist admire flower (8),FOXGLOVE,flower,9d,2020-08-21,Daily Telegraph 29448,http://bigdave44.com/2020/08/21/dt-29448/,bigdave44
317909,Light Tory slogan? (6),BEACON,Light,9d,2020-04-08,Toughie 2415,http://bigdave44.com/2020/04/08/toughie-2415/,bigdave44
318221,Flight of criminal pair and escape (13),DISAPPEARANCE,Flight,9d,2020-04-17,Daily Telegraph 29340,http://bigdave44.com/2020/04/17/dt-29340/,bigdave44
318251,"Savage wolf upset geese, for example (8)",WILDFOWL,"geese, for example",9d,2019-10-02,Daily Telegraph 29171,http://bigdave44.com/2019/10/02/dt-29171/,bigdave44
318281,Material gain is sadly demanding all the same (14),EGALITARIANISM,demanding all the same,9d,2019-08-08,Toughie 2277,http://bigdave44.com/2019/08/08/toughie-2277/,bigdave44
318308,Chapter on model may make one think (11),CONTEMPLATE,think,9d,2020-03-23,Daily Telegraph 29318,http://bigdave44.com/2020/03/23/dt-29318/,bigdave44
318336,Strange rote — see enough of different parts (13),HETEROGENEOUS,of different parts,9d,2020-02-26,Daily Telegraph 29296,http://bigdave44.com/2020/02/26/dt-29296/,bigdave44
318392,"Opposed to increases in a toll, initially (7)",AGAINST,Opposed to,9d,2020-09-28,Daily Telegraph 29480,http://bigdave44.com/2020/09/28/dt-29480/,bigdave44
318531,"Wrote about game, a fixture between two Thames boroughs (5,6)",TOWER BRIDGE,a fixture between two Thames boroughs,9d,2019-04-08,Daily Telegraph 29019,http://bigdave44.com/2019/04/08/dt-29019/,bigdave44
318619,"The point of African optimism (4,2,4,4)",CAPE OF GOOD HOPE,The point of African optimism,9d,2018-12-19,Daily Telegraph 28926,http://bigdave44.com/2018/12/19/dt-28926/,bigdave44
318913,"Worried vet heartened by British missing equestrian competition (5-3,5)",THREE,equestrian competition,9d,2020-04-14,Toughie 2418,http://bigdave44.com/2020/04/14/toughie-2418/,bigdave44
318973,Stock exchange member concerned with missile turning up (6),TRADER,Stock exchange member,9d,2020-04-28,Toughie 2426,http://bigdave44.com/2020/04/28/toughie-2426/,bigdave44
319003,Non-specific officer is supported by editor (11),GENERALISED,Non-specific,9d,2020-11-27,Daily Telegraph 29532,http://bigdave44.com/2020/11/27/dt-29532/,bigdave44
319084,"Spooner’s had little bite in food prepared for excursion, perhaps (6,5)",PACKED LUNCH,"food prepared for excursion, perhaps",9d,2020-10-27,Toughie 2530,http://bigdave44.com/2020/10/27/toughie-2530/,bigdave44
319288,"Put on important match between local teams — event at fete, maybe (6,5)",DONKEY DERBY,"event at fete, maybe",9d,2019-11-25,Daily Telegraph 29217,http://bigdave44.com/2019/11/25/dt-29217/,bigdave44
319373,"Even more terribly mad for opening of Bertie Wooster novel (4,3,2,5)",FROM BAD TO WORSE,Even more terribly,9d,2019-11-06,Toughie 2328,http://bigdave44.com/2019/11/06/toughie-2328/,bigdave44
319457,Partly provides for old poet (4),OVID,old poet,9d,2019-01-17,Sunday Telegraph 2985,http://bigdave44.com/2019/01/17/st-2985/,bigdave44
319487,African transmitter sets in hollow tree (6),TSETSE,African transmitter,9d,2020-09-04,Daily Telegraph 29455,http://bigdave44.com/2020/09/04/dt-29455/,bigdave44
319517,Fine to load grass up following flash Jacko routine (8),MOONWALK,Jacko routine,9d,2019-03-15,Toughie 2194,http://bigdave44.com/2019/03/15/toughie-2194/,bigdave44
319574,A record is kept by French author who may explore a particular line (11),GENEALOGIST,who may explore a particular line,9d,2019-02-13,Toughie 2176,http://bigdave44.com/2019/02/13/toughie-2176/,bigdave44
319659,"Good, soft light (4)",GLOW,light,9d,2020-12-23,Sunday Telegraph 3086,http://bigdave44.com/2020/12/23/st-3086/,bigdave44
319753,"Monster ride, mostly round perimeter of parks (7)",CYCLOPS,Monster,9d,2019-03-18,Daily Telegraph 29001,http://bigdave44.com/2019/03/18/dt-29001/,bigdave44
319869,Motorway’s boring eyesore spoiling green strategy (6),STYMIE,spoiling green strategy,9d,2020-07-08,Toughie 2467,http://bigdave44.com/2020/07/08/toughie-2467/,bigdave44
319932,"Like some illegal drugs? In Hull, cocaine dealt nets £1000 (14)",HALLUCINOGENIC,Like some illegal drugs,9d,2018-11-29,Toughie 2134,http://bigdave44.com/2018/11/29/toughie-2134/,bigdave44
320044,Rig vote in plant across railway (11),GERRYMANDER,Rig vote,9d,2019-06-24,Daily Telegraph 29085,http://bigdave44.com/2019/06/24/dt-29085/,bigdave44
320131,Absorbing marine life? (6),SPONGE,Absorbing marine life?,9d,2019-05-02,Sunday Telegraph 3000,http://bigdave44.com/2019/05/02/st-3000/,bigdave44
320248,"Film policeman saving good man holding on (5,6)",BUGSY MALONE,Film,9d,2019-07-08,Daily Telegraph 29097,http://bigdave44.com/2019/07/08/dt-29097/,bigdave44
320394,Lie when teacher unexpectedly discovers firework (9-5),CATHERINE WHEEL,firework,9d,2020-10-12,Daily Telegraph 29492,http://bigdave44.com/2020/10/12/dt-29492/,bigdave44
320421,Grub found in peat soil (4),EATS,Grub,9d,2020-06-12,Daily Telegraph 29383,http://bigdave44.com/2020/06/12/dt-29383/,bigdave44
320597,"Precious material pirate found under site of castle, we hear (8,6)",STERLING SILVER,Precious material,9d,2018-11-08,Sunday Telegraph 2975,http://bigdave44.com/2018/11/08/st-2975/,bigdave44
320654,Section of biography perhaps shows anger when sacrificing rook for pawn (4),PAGE,Section of biography perhaps,9d,2018-12-28,Daily Telegraph 28929,http://bigdave44.com/2018/12/28/dt-28929/,bigdave44
320802,"Chief pride of lions, did you say? (4)",MAIN,Chief,9d,2020-06-16,Toughie 2454,http://bigdave44.com/2020/06/16/toughie-2454/,bigdave44
320858,"Toss hat in air and lose it? (4,4,3)",FLIP ONES LID,lose it?,9d,2020-11-04,Sunday Telegraph 3079,http://bigdave44.com/2020/11/04/st-3079/,bigdave44
320886,"Bishop, yes, and king, always on edge (5,8)",RIGHT REVEREND,Bishop,9d,2019-08-05,Daily Telegraph 29121,http://bigdave44.com/2019/08/05/dt-29121/,bigdave44
320913,"Fixed, as nails? Quickly too! (4,3,4)",HARD AND FAST,Fixed,9d,2020-01-09,Sunday Telegraph 3036,http://bigdave44.com/2020/01/09/st-3036/,bigdave44
321055,"Holidaymaker, Italian wearing form of protection for the eyes (7)",VISITOR,"Holidaymaker,",9d,2019-08-12,Daily Telegraph 29127,http://bigdave44.com/2019/08/12/dt-29127/,bigdave44
321165,…revolutionary first raffle prize (5),AWARD,prize,9d,2020-05-17,MPP 096,http://bigdave44.com/2020/05/17/mpp-096-review/,bigdave44
321201,"I am needing bit of time, behind schedule — sacrifice to be made (8)",IMMOLATE,sacrifice to be made,9d,2020-10-08,Daily Telegraph 29489,http://bigdave44.com/2020/10/08/dt-29489/,bigdave44
321231,"Bird evidently short of breath, briefly (6)",PUFFIN,Bird,9d,2019-09-26,Sunday Telegraph 3021,http://bigdave44.com/2019/09/26/st-3021/,bigdave44
321288,"‘I avoid her’ – Arthur, so saying, means to enter Ireland? (2,7)",,"‘I avoid her’ – Arthur, so saying",9d,2020-07-17,Toughie 2473,http://bigdave44.com/2020/07/17/toughie-2473/,bigdave44
321405,Left anthem unfinished in test (13),INTERNATIONAL,test,9d,2019-07-23,Toughie 2267,http://bigdave44.com/2019/07/23/toughie-2267/,bigdave44
321488,Spirit bottles a beneficial thing (4),GAIN,beneficial thing,9d,2020-03-29,Sunday Telegraph 3049,http://bigdave44.com/2020/03/29/st-3049/,bigdave44
321926,"One treating date, perhaps awfully generous supporting starlet regularly (4,7)",TREE SURGEON,"One treating date, perhaps",9d,2019-07-03,Toughie 2256,http://bigdave44.com/2019/07/03/toughie-2256/,bigdave44
322013,"Reportedly, logo for plate clashed? (6)",CYMBAL,plate clashed,9d,2020-07-14,Toughie 2470,http://bigdave44.com/2020/07/14/toughie-2470/,bigdave44
322131,Agreement in writing (14),CORRESPONDENCE,Agreement/writing,9d,2019-07-22,Daily Telegraph 29109,http://bigdave44.com/2019/07/22/dt-29109/,bigdave44
322302,"Great that’s left the Globe? (3,2,4,5)",OUT OF THIS WORLD,Great,9d,2019-07-26,Daily Telegraph29108,http://bigdave44.com/2019/07/26/dt-29108/,bigdave44
322532,"Regular event, seeing a rebellious chap get fired (3,6,5)",GUY FAWKES NIGHT,"Regular event, seeing a rebellious chap get fired",9d,2019-07-12,Daily Telegraph 29096,http://bigdave44.com/2019/07/12/dt-29096/,bigdave44
322680,"Camp champion consuming large bit of snail, say (8)",TENTACLE,"bit of snail, say",9d,2020-07-29,Toughie 2479,http://bigdave44.com/2020/07/29/toughie-2479/,bigdave44
322710,"Girl’s Sinatra recording brings nothing but pleasure (5,3,3,3)",ROSES ALL THE WAY,nothing but pleasure,9d,2021-02-01,Daily Telegraph 29587,http://bigdave44.com/2021/02/01/dt-29587/,bigdave44
322772,"Without boat, where to stop and fish (4)",CARP,fish,9d,2019-10-20,MPP 089,http://bigdave44.com/2019/10/20/mpp-089-review/,bigdave44
322891,Party that’s abominable ending in disarray — ready to take a pummelling? (6),DOUGHY,ready to take a pummelling,9d,2020-05-17,Sunday Telegraph 3056,http://bigdave44.com/2020/05/17/st-3056/,bigdave44
323069,"One offering vision of what may come to pass (4-4,6)",REAR,One offering vision of what may come to pass,9d,2018-10-11,Toughie 2106,http://bigdave44.com/2018/10/11/toughie-2106/,bigdave44
323418,Secret police given seconds to make arrest (6),STASIS,arrest,9d,2021-01-29,Daily Telegraph 29580,http://bigdave44.com/2021/01/29/dt-29580/,bigdave44
323478,"Biographer of Greek god, endlessly cunning (8)",PLUTARCH,Biographer,9d,2020-12-21,Daily Telegraph 29552,http://bigdave44.com/2020/12/21/dt-29552/,bigdave44
323535,Gang somewhere in Cheshire finishing early (4),CREW,Gang,9d,2019-01-25,Daily Telegraph 28957,http://bigdave44.com/2019/01/25/dt-28957/,bigdave44
323774,"Distress put right, we hear (8)",STRAITEN,Distress,9d,2018-10-09,Toughie 2104,http://bigdave44.com/2018/10/09/toughie-2104/,bigdave44
323804,"Now, expert is smart (11)",PRESENTABLE,smart,9d,2020-07-24,Daily Telegraph 29424,http://bigdave44.com/2020/07/24/dt-29424/,bigdave44
323890,Questioned about suspicious rebel as seeing such a jacket (6-8),DOUBLE,such a jacket,9d,2021-01-20,Daily Telegraph 29577,http://bigdave44.com/2021/01/20/dt-29577/,bigdave44
323945,"Begin to understand magic (3,8)",GET CRACKING,Begin,9d,2019-08-13,Toughie 2279,http://bigdave44.com/2019/08/13/toughie-2279/,bigdave44
323973,"Fielder curt with member (5,3)",SHORT LEG,Fielder,9d,2019-12-23,Daily Telegraph 29241,http://bigdave44.com/2019/12/23/dt-29241/,bigdave44
324066,Probe Little Pigs’ holiday home? (6),STYLET,Probe,9d,2019-07-19,Toughie 2266,http://bigdave44.com/2019/07/19/toughie-2266/,bigdave44
324821,"Bones harder, by the sound of it? (6)",STERNA,Bones,9d,2019-02-21,Sunday Telegraph 2990,http://bigdave44.com/2019/02/21/st-2990/,bigdave44
324847,Creepy-crawlies found in taps (4),BUGS,Creepy-crawlies/taps,9d,2019-02-01,Daily Telegraph 28958,http://bigdave44.com/2019/02/01/dt-28958-2/,bigdave44
324876,"Dad’s off-break? It must be a new delivery (9,5)",PATERNITY LEAVE,Dad’s off-break? It must be a new delivery,9d,2019-01-24,Toughie 2165,http://bigdave44.com/2019/01/24/toughie-2165/,bigdave44
324933,Good filling a hole up in puzzle (6),ENIGMA,puzzle,9d,2021-02-02,Toughie 2585,http://bigdave44.com/2021/02/02/toughie-2585/,bigdave44
324960,A vote on the directors generally (6-3-5),ACROSS,generally,9d,2019-07-03,Daily Telegraph 29093,http://bigdave44.com/2019/07/03/dt-29093/,bigdave44
325078,"Girl bagging rubbish for David, say? (6)",STATUE,"David, say",9d,2020-02-27,Sunday Telegraph 3043,http://bigdave44.com/2020/02/27/st-3043/,bigdave44
325109,Ring number of US soldiers up (6),SIGNET,Ring,9d,2020-01-23,Sunday Telegraph 3038,http://bigdave44.com/2020/01/23/st-3038/,bigdave44
325281,"With no source of sugar, amrita is a poor drink (3,5)",TIA MARIA,drink,9d,2020-04-15,Daily Telegraph 29338,http://bigdave44.com/2020/04/15/dt-29338/,bigdave44
325697,"Policemen, as expected, withering and scornful (11)",DISPARAGING,scornful,9d,2019-10-11,Toughie 2314,http://bigdave44.com/2019/10/11/toughie-2314/,bigdave44
325727,Example lacking in opinion (6),STANCE,opinion,9d,2020-01-22,Toughie 2371,http://bigdave44.com/2020/01/22/toughie-2371/,bigdave44
326054,Winning team inside pushing forward (13),PREPOSSESSING,Winning,9d,2020-08-06,Daily Telegraph 29435,http://bigdave44.com/2020/08/06/dt-29435/,bigdave44
326110,Innovator initially tests revolutionary design on dog (11),TRENDSETTER,Innovator,9d,2019-07-25,Daily Telegraph 29112,http://bigdave44.com/2019/07/25/108092/,bigdave44
326195,"Assumed name I overlooked, regrettably (4)",ALAS,regrettably,9d,2021-02-15,Daily Telegraph 29599,http://bigdave44.com/2021/02/15/dt-29599/,bigdave44
326311,Problem when shareholders’ meeting gets into papers (8),QUAGMIRE,Problem,9d,2019-05-31,Toughie 2238,http://bigdave44.com/2019/05/31/toughie-2238/,bigdave44
326431,London station lifts back out of action! (6),EUSTON,London station,9d,2020-05-22,Toughie 2441,http://bigdave44.com/2020/05/22/toughie-2441/,bigdave44
326458,"Play different charts (8,6)",SEPARATE TABLES,Play,9d,2019-03-25,Daily Telegraph 29007,http://bigdave44.com/2019/03/25/dt-29007/,bigdave44
326485,Survey island state — how can plants be made productive? (11),POLLINATION,how can plants be made productive,9d,2020-06-11,Toughie 2452,http://bigdave44.com/2020/06/11/toughie-2452/,bigdave44
326543,Unkind extraordinary rendition case (13),INCONSIDERATE,Unkind,9d,2020-05-14,Daily Telegraph 29363,http://bigdave44.com/2020/05/14/dt-29363/,bigdave44
326868,"Hearty entertainment as Senate is organised outside hotel (3,8)",SEA SHANTIES,Hearty entertainment,9d,2019-03-01,Toughie 2186,http://bigdave44.com/2019/03/01/toughie-2186/,bigdave44
326896,Stuffed again with queer-looking strudel — hope sappers are on top of it! (13),REUPHOLSTERED,Stuffed again,9d,2018-10-18,Toughie 2110,http://bigdave44.com/2018/10/18/toughie-2110/,bigdave44
326924,Those I’m worried about love drink (8),SMOOTHIE,drink,9d,2019-01-14,Daily Telegraph 28947,http://bigdave44.com/2019/01/14/dt-28947/,bigdave44
327068,Performer associated with Toledo? (5-9),SWORD,Performer,9d,2019-04-01,Daily Telegraph 29013,http://bigdave44.com/2019/04/01/dt-29013/,bigdave44
327094,"Afraid delinquent wants answer to waste (7,4)",FRITTER AWAY,,9d,2019-01-16,Toughie 2160,http://bigdave44.com/2019/01/16/toughie-2160/,bigdave44
327155,Those taking charge needing oxygen in mountains? (6),ANODES,Those taking charge,9d,2018-11-14,Daily Telegraph 28896,http://bigdave44.com/2018/11/14/dt-28896/,bigdave44
327213,"Trustees reach out, finding valuable hidden store (8,5)",TREASURE CHEST,valuable hidden store,9d,2020-12-30,Daily Telegraph 29559,http://bigdave44.com/2020/12/30/dt-29559/,bigdave44
327241,Be wrong to interrupt my mother and family having grand celebration (11),MERRYMAKING,celebration,9d,2018-11-08,Toughie 2122,http://bigdave44.com/2018/11/08/toughie-2122/,bigdave44
327383,Unearthly beings lifted in possessed dog I medicated (13),DEMIGODDESSES,Unearthly beings,9d,2019-05-30,Daily Telegraph 29064,http://bigdave44.com/2019/05/30/dt-29064/,bigdave44
327440,Official ghost writer’s boss should be charitable (6-8),PUBLIC SPIRITED,charitable,9d,2019-12-27,Daily Telegraph 29240,http://bigdave44.com/2019/12/27/dt-29240/,bigdave44
327561,"Put up with ‘Sgt Pepper’, say, without hesitation (4)",LUMP,Put up with,9d,2019-06-05,Toughie 2240,http://bigdave44.com/2019/06/05/toughie-2240/,bigdave44
327590,"Tender points, in inverted commas (9,5)",QUOTATION MARKS,inverted commas,9d,2019-06-10,Daily Telegraph 29073,http://bigdave44.com/2019/06/10/dt-29073/,bigdave44
327918,Satisfied hotel with new loan for alcohol (8),METHANOL,alcohol,9d,2020-01-01,Daily Telegraph 29248,http://bigdave44.com/2020/01/01/dt-29248/,bigdave44
327946,"Scene of iconic kiss (x) – make that ‘xx’? (5,6)",TIMES SQUARE,Scene of iconic kiss,9d,2020-07-03,Toughie 2465,http://bigdave44.com/2020/07/03/toughie-2465/,bigdave44
328244,"Vote I carry rotten fish (8,3)",ELECTRIC RAY,fish,9d,2020-02-07,Daily Telegraph 29280,http://bigdave44.com/2020/02/07/dt-29280/,bigdave44
328270,Border missing edge of iron band (4),RING,band,9d,2019-11-08,Toughie 2330,http://bigdave44.com/2019/11/08/toughie-2330/,bigdave44
328302,Measure of revolutionary network supporting upset servant (8),DIAMETER,Measure,9d,2019-10-01,Toughie 2307,http://bigdave44.com/2019/10/01/toughie-2307/,bigdave44
328332,"A lot in dancing join at the back (4,2)",TAIL ON,join at the back,9d,2018-11-23,Toughie 2131,http://bigdave44.com/2018/11/23/toughie-2131/,bigdave44
328538,Paper uses it in circulation (6),TISSUE,Paper,9d,2020-02-13,Sunday Telegraph 3041,http://bigdave44.com/2020/02/13/st-3041/,bigdave44
328745,"Adam’s apple? (9,5)",FORBIDDEN FRUIT,,9d,2020-04-22,Daily Telegraph 29344,http://bigdave44.com/2020/04/22/dt-29344/,bigdave44
328921,"This cyclist might need closure after crashing during journey (7,4)",TROUSER CLIP,This cyclist might need,9d,2020-09-16,Sunday Telegraph 3072,http://bigdave44.com/2020/09/16/st-3072/,bigdave44
328976,‘Slave Queen’ depicted in science fiction (4),SERF,,9d,2018-10-26,Daily Telegraph 28875,http://bigdave44.com/2018/10/26/dt-28875/,bigdave44
329004,"Game, drunk’s creepy advances? (11)",TIDDLYWINKS,Game,9d,2020-12-09,Sunday Telegraph 3084,http://bigdave44.com/2020/12/09/st-3084/,bigdave44
329034,"Spitting Image showing trick photography (6,8)",DOUBLE EXPOSURE,trick photography,9d,2020-12-02,Toughie 2551,http://bigdave44.com/2020/12/02/toughie-2551/,bigdave44
329181,Fixed allowance and gratuity in post (7),STIPEND,Fixed allowance,9d,2019-12-16,Daily Telegraph 29235,http://bigdave44.com/2019/12/16/dt-29235/,bigdave44
329241,"Husky reportedly on trunk, crazy for trees (5,9)",HORSE CHESTNUTS,trees,9d,2021-02-05,Daily Telegraph 29591,http://bigdave44.com/2021/02/05/dt-29591/,bigdave44
329743,"Monument marble male trio sculpted (6,8)",ALBERT MEMORIAL,Monument,9d,2020-09-07,Daily Telegraph 29462,http://bigdave44.com/2020/09/07/dt-29462/,bigdave44
329837,"Well-connected criminals in this working group! (5,4)",CHAIN GANG,Well-connected criminals in this working group,9d,2020-11-20,Daily Telegraph 29521,http://bigdave44.com/2020/11/20/dt-29521/,bigdave44
329973,Churchgoer in capital greeting one close to minster (11),PARISHIONER,Churchgoer,9d,2020-11-02,Daily Telegraph 29510,http://bigdave44.com/2020/11/02/dt-29510/,bigdave44
329999,"Leaving old city, resentment shown among fans in upset for Bavarians (11)",FRANCONIANS,Bavarians,9d,2019-07-04,Toughie 2257,http://bigdave44.com/2019/07/04/toughie-no-2257/,bigdave44
330173,"Go mad with regret, somehow being tied up financially again (11)",REMORTGAGED,being tied up financially again,9d,2020-11-19,Daily Telegraph 29525,http://bigdave44.com/2020/11/19/dt-29525/,bigdave44
330203,Feels sights must include extremes of Naples (6),SENSES,Feels,9d,2020-10-21,Daily Telegraph 29500,http://bigdave44.com/2020/10/21/dt-29500/,bigdave44
330259,Untrustworthy sort is taking head off fish (4),EELS,fish,9d,2021-02-09,Toughie 2589,http://bigdave44.com/2021/02/09/toughie-2589/,bigdave44
330378,"Puzzle about circles circulated after party (6,8)",DOUBLE ACROSTIC,Puzzle,9d,2020-03-16,Daily Telegraph 29312,http://bigdave44.com/2020/03/16/dt-29312/,bigdave44
330466,"Willing to appear in quiz programme on TV, for example (4,4)",GAME SHOW,"quiz programme on TV, for example",9d,2021-01-11,Daily Telegraph 29569,http://bigdave44.com/2021/01/11/dt-29569/,bigdave44
330527,"Character stole awfully large car (7,7)",CHELSEA TRACTOR,large car,9d,2021-01-13,Sunday Telegraph 3089,http://bigdave44.com/2021/01/13/st-3089/,bigdave44
330646,"Over sea, collection of animals sped (6)",ZOOMED,sped,9d,2020-05-03,Sunday Telegraph 3054,http://bigdave44.com/2020/05/03/st-3054/,bigdave44
330703,Old twit injecting drug spotted cat (6),OCELOT,spotted cat,9d,2020-07-31,Daily Telegraph 29425,http://bigdave44.com/2020/07/31/dt-29425/,bigdave44
330963,"For example, wise men emerging from awful riot (4)",TRIO,"For example, wise men",9d,2018-01-04,Sunday Telegraph 2931,http://bigdave44.com/2018/01/04/st-2931/,bigdave44
330993,Weak article lacks conclusion (4),THIN,Weak,9d,2017-07-20,Sunday Telegraph 2907,http://bigdave44.com/2017/07/20/st-2907/,bigdave44
331051,"A building in which political opponents will get cross more than once (7,7)",POLLING STATION,A building in which political opponents will get cross more than once,9d,2017-06-30,Daily Telegraph 28467,http://bigdave44.com/2017/06/30/dt-28467/,bigdave44
331409,"PC operating system rarely seen nowadays (7,3,4)",WALKING THE BEAT,PC operating system rarely seen nowadays,9d,2018-06-01,Daily Telegraph 28749,http://bigdave44.com/2018/06/01/dt-28749/,bigdave44
331620,Look up Eastern wine — it enhances the memory (8),KEEPSAKE,it enhances the memory,9d,2017-11-03,Daily Telegraph 28570,http://bigdave44.com/2017/11/03/dt-28570/,bigdave44
331767,Team disseminated science — and type of philosophy (11),METAPHYSICS,type of philosophy,9d,2017-10-26,Daily Telegraph 28568,http://bigdave44.com/2017/10/26/dt-28568/,bigdave44
331826,Stupid person? I don’t believe you! (4),GOON,Stupid person,9d,2017-09-08,Daily Telegraph 28527,http://bigdave44.com/2017/09/08/dt-28527/,bigdave44
331856,Music-makers merit a bonus for playing (11),TAMBOURINES,Music-makers,9d,2017-05-25,Daily Telegraph 28436,http://bigdave44.com/2017/05/25/dt-28436/,bigdave44
331972,Doubter upset soccer tie-up (11),EUROSCEPTIC,Doubter,9d,2017-07-04,Toughie 1840,http://bigdave44.com/2017/07/04/toughie-1840/,bigdave44
332028,"Pure, natural duet moving journalist (13)",UNADULTERATED,Pure,9d,2018-09-20,Daily Telegraph 28849,http://bigdave44.com/2018/09/20/dt-28849/,bigdave44
332173,"Add sauce and try again with reduced seasoning — this may be the last chance to get it right! (5,9)",DRESS REHEARSAL,this may be the last chance to get it right!/reduced,9d,2018-10-04,Toughie 2102,http://bigdave44.com/2018/10/04/toughie-2102/,bigdave44
332615,"They beat transport strikes (6,7)",SLEDGE HAMMERS,They beat,9d,2016-12-19,Daily Telegraph 28301,http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/19/dt-28301/,bigdave44
332647,"Don, a shade upset, considered royal rebuke (2,3,3,6)",WE ARE NOT AMUSED,royal rebuke,9d,2017-03-10,Toughie 1775,http://bigdave44.com/2017/03/10/toughie-1775/,bigdave44
332730,"Muck-rakers, say, amongst good crowd (6,5)",GUTTER PRESS,Muck-rakers,9d,2016-07-19,Daily Telegraph 28170,http://bigdave44.com/2016/07/19/dt-28170/,bigdave44
332790,"How do you do without love, and with tendency to be determined? (4-4)",HELL,determined,9d,2017-08-23,Daily Telegraph 28513,http://bigdave44.com/2017/08/23/dt-28513/,bigdave44
332822,Girl initially wearing messy anorak and old jumper (8),KANGAROO,jumper,9d,2018-04-02,Daily Telegraph 28702,http://bigdave44.com/2018/04/02/dt-28702/,bigdave44
332938,"Part of speech that never refers to one (10,4)",COLLECTIVE NOUN,Part of speech that never refers to one,9d,2016-10-13,Sunday Telegraph 2868,http://bigdave44.com/2016/10/13/st-2868/,bigdave44
333025,Tonic in hitchhiker’s request? (4-2-2),PICK,Tonic,9d,2017-04-06,Toughie 1790,http://bigdave44.com/2017/04/06/toughie-1790/,bigdave44
333113,"Our Friend in the Hunt wants first sip of brandy, sinking two shots early? (6)",BEAGLE,Our Friend in the Hunt,9d,2016-12-09,Toughie 1723,http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/09/toughie-1723/,bigdave44
333295,Looking or just thinking about it (13),CONTEMPLATING,Looking/thinking about it,9d,2017-03-06,Daily Telegraph 28367,http://bigdave44.com/2017/03/06/dt-28367/,bigdave44
333325,Testing a vino I fancy for research (13),INVESTIGATION,research,9d,2017-06-01,Daily Telegraph 28442,http://bigdave44.com/2017/06/01/dt-28442/,bigdave44
333499,Moving pentameter about male outlook (11),TEMPERAMENT,outlook,9d,2017-01-13,Daily Telegraph 28318,http://bigdave44.com/2017/01/13/dt-28318/,bigdave44
333642,"Justice – initially what’s not done to restrict Salome ’s originator, rising playwright (6)",JONSON,playwright,9d,2017-05-26,Toughie 1819,http://bigdave44.com/2017/05/26/toughie-1819/,bigdave44
333729,"Prepare for action keel scratched at sea (5,3,5)",CLEAR THE DECKS,Prepare for action,9d,2016-08-25,Daily Telegraph 28202,http://bigdave44.com/2016/08/25/dt-28202/,bigdave44
333815,Bishop lounged unsteadily in club (8),BLUDGEON,club,9d,2017-12-18,Daily Telegraph 28613,http://bigdave44.com/2017/12/18/dt-28613/,bigdave44
334104,Being abused detrimental to a scruffy person (14),TATTERDEMALION,scruffy person,9d,2018-04-12,Toughie 2002,http://bigdave44.com/2018/04/12/toughie-2002/,bigdave44
334217,"Present a leg? (8,6)",STOCKING FILLER,Present,9d,2016-05-31,Toughie 1612,http://bigdave44.com/2016/05/31/toughie-1612/,bigdave44
334337,Bar opposite (7),COUNTER,Bar/opposite,9d,2016-12-13,Daily Telegraph 28296,http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/13/dt-28296/,bigdave44
334427,"Right, plane — don’t bust out of this! (7,7)",HOLDING PATTERN,"Right, plane — don’t bust out of this!",9d,2018-02-08,Toughie 1966,http://bigdave44.com/2018/02/08/toughie-1966/,bigdave44
334482,Various Tobago girls — one ‘talks rubbish’ (11),GARBOLOGIST,one ‘talks rubbish’,9d,2018-02-09,Daily Telegraph 28658,http://bigdave44.com/2018/02/09/dt-28658/,bigdave44
334540,"Detect man in NHS wanting reform, being fed up (14)",DISENCHANTMENT,being fed up,9d,2017-01-06,Daily Telegraph 28317,http://bigdave44.com/2017/01/06/dt-28317/,bigdave44
334654,"Attention to detail, as I had evidence of debts put in safe place (14)",FASTIDIOUSNESS,"Attention to detail,",9d,2017-10-05,Sunday Telegraph 2918,http://bigdave44.com/2017/10/05/st-2918/,bigdave44
334954,"Olympic cyclist’s father makes a stack in Scotland (3,3,3,2,3)",THE OLD MAN OF HOY,stack in Scotland,9d,2017-02-03,Daily Telegraph 28336,http://bigdave44.com/2017/02/03/dt-28336/,bigdave44
335012,Document concise after-dinner instruction? (8),PASSPORT,Document,9d,2017-09-08,Daily Telegraph 28522,http://bigdave44.com/2017/09/08/dt-28522/,bigdave44
335275,What could make her date distraught (6-7),BROKEN,What could make her date distraught,9d,2016-07-22,Daily Telegraph 28168,http://bigdave44.com/2016/07/22/dt-28168/,bigdave44
335305,"Logical dilemmas of Buddhist over small bit of text – it is written up after party (5,9)",ZENO,Logical dilemmas,9d,2017-03-14,Toughie 1776,http://bigdave44.com/2017/03/14/toughie-1776/,bigdave44
335393,Men rue being abused — trade badly paid (11),REMUNERATED,paid,9d,2016-09-30,Daily Telegraph 28233,http://bigdave44.com/2016/09/30/dt-28233/,bigdave44
335451,"Gradually turned on, hit coming up on telly, it is broadcast (6,2,6)",LITTLE BY LITTLE,Gradually,9d,2016-12-14,Toughie 1725,http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/14/toughie-1725/,bigdave44
335509,Working first with a current University to provide support services (14),INFRASTRUCTURE,support services,9d,2016-10-19,Toughie 1693,http://bigdave44.com/2016/10/19/toughie-1693/,bigdave44
335571,Awe-inspiring fortification on island to the north (11),REDOUBTABLE,Awe-inspiring,9d,2017-01-03,Toughie 1736,http://bigdave44.com/2017/01/03/toughie-1736/,bigdave44
335663,"Comic learning the act that gets house warmed up (7,7)",CENTRAL HEATING,that gets house warmed up,9d,2016-09-01,Sunday Telegraph 2862,http://bigdave44.com/2016/09/01/st-2862/,bigdave44
335691,"Originating material for organisms hawk traps caught and gathered up (4,4)",STEM CELL,Originating material for organisms,9d,2017-08-30,Toughie 1873,http://bigdave44.com/2017/08/30/toughie-1873/,bigdave44
335721,"Serving soldiers meet with resistance? (4-6,3)",HARD,Serving soldiers meet with resistance,9d,2017-09-29,Toughie 1891,http://bigdave44.com/2017/09/29/toughie-1891/,bigdave44
335777,"Showing remorse in Lent, i.e. apt to reform (11)",PENITENTIAL,Showing remorse,9d,2018-04-20,Daily Telegraph 28718,http://bigdave44.com/2018/04/20/dt-28718/,bigdave44
336287,"Cleaner look about kitchen essentially eliminated complaint (10,4)",HOUSEMAID,complaint,9d,2017-05-19,Toughie 1815,http://bigdave44.com/2017/05/19/toughie-1815/,bigdave44
336549,Headgear for follower of game (11),DEERSTALKER,Headgear for follower of game,9d,2017-08-24,Sunday Telegraph 2912,http://bigdave44.com/2017/08/24/st-2912/,bigdave44
336926,Fixer to others worried when importing foreign currency (14),TROUBLESHOOTER,Fixer,9d,2017-03-29,Daily Telegraph 28387,http://bigdave44.com/2017/03/29/dt-28387/,bigdave44
337042,What may be done with tea and cookies that reveals a lot? (7-7),FORTUNE,What may be done with tea and cookies that reveals a lot?,9d,2017-08-10,Sunday Telegraph 2910,http://bigdave44.com/2017/08/10/st-29010/,bigdave44
337100,Good puzzles for cooks (8),GRIDDLES,cooks,9d,2018-06-20,Daily Telegraph 28770,http://bigdave44.com/2018/06/20/dt-28770/,bigdave44
337190,"Article inside may keep hot nuts ready in packet? (4-4,3)",TAKE,ready in packet,9d,2016-07-22,Toughie 1643,http://bigdave44.com/2016/07/22/toughie-1643/,bigdave44
337219,Warm clothing in Washington area in bad weather (11),WINDCHEATER,,9d,2016-08-04,Sunday Telegraph 2858,http://bigdave44.com/2016/08/04/st-2858/,bigdave44
337393,"Reportedly, film wasn't a hit (6)",MISSED,wasn't a hit,9d,2017-09-05,Daily Telegraph 28524,http://bigdave44.com/2017/09/05/dt-28524/,bigdave44
337564,Playground in outskirts of Cheshunt covered by parking space (8),PRECINCT,space,9d,2017-04-05,Toughie 1789,http://bigdave44.com/2017/04/05/toughie-1789/,bigdave44
337623,"Theatrical slap (6,5)",GREASE PAINT,Theatrical slap,9d,2018-05-25,Toughie 2027,http://bigdave44.com/2018/05/25/toughie-2027/,bigdave44
337711,Arrangement of gold part encircling box (13),ORCHESTRATION,Arrangement,9d,2018-05-17,Daily Telegraph 28741,http://bigdave44.com/2018/05/17/dt-28741/,bigdave44
337739,"Big city‘s argument against Mediterranean island forest (8,6)",CONCRETE JUNGLE,Big city,9d,2018-04-11,Daily Telegraph 28710,http://bigdave44.com/2018/04/11/dt-28710/,bigdave44
337969,"Entire prison’s broken out, scattering (13)",INTERSPERSION,scattering,9d,2017-09-29,Daily Telegraph28540,http://bigdave44.com/2017/09/29/dt28540/,bigdave44
338052,"Put off due to rain, spectator moved (13)",PROCRASTINATE,Put off due,9d,2016-12-01,Daily Telegraph 28286,http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/01/dt-28286/,bigdave44
338336,"Wise guy in sting, spy out to trap soldier (11)",SMARTYPANTS,Wise guy,9d,2017-11-23,Daily Telegraph 28592,http://bigdave44.com/2017/11/23/dt-28592/,bigdave44
338513,University‘s mythical animal (4),YALE,University/mythical animal,9d,2016-06-02,Toughie 1614,http://bigdave44.com/2016/06/02/toughie-1614/,bigdave44
338687,"Embarrassing type‘s issue in France? (6,8)",ENFANT TERRIBLE,Embarrassing type,9d,2018-06-06,Daily Telegraph 28758,http://bigdave44.com/2018/06/06/dt-28758/,bigdave44
338773,"Source of illusions is wonderful and grows rapidly (5,9)",MAGIC MUSHROOMS,Source of illusions,9d,2017-06-07,Toughie 1825,http://bigdave44.com/2017/06/07/toughie-1825/,bigdave44
338858,A lease secured by the sportsperson (7),ATHLETE,sportsperson,9d,2016-12-02,Daily Telegraph 28282,http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/02/dt-28282/,bigdave44
338887,"Singular source of pressure, possibly, for noble person (4)",PEER,noble person,9d,2017-11-09,Sunday Telegraph2923,http://bigdave44.com/2017/11/09/st2923/,bigdave44
339028,Fiendish types are reportedly in gallery for show (11),DEMONSTRATE,show,9d,2018-09-27,Sunday Telegraph 2969,http://bigdave44.com/2018/09/27/st-2969/,bigdave44
339086,Returning fake royal attire (11),RETALIATORY,Returning,9d,2017-01-11,Toughie 1741,http://bigdave44.com/2017/01/11/toughie-1741/,bigdave44
339435,"Person looking for new stars ordered lens cut to a T (6,5)",TALENT SCOUT,Person looking for new stars,9d,2018-02-15,Sunday Telegraph 2937,http://bigdave44.com/2018/02/15/dt-28653-2/,bigdave44
339694,Subscribe on my behalf should it be necessary? That’s worth noting (11),SIGNIFICANT,That’s worth noting,9d,2017-12-14,Sunday Telegraph 2928,http://bigdave44.com/2017/12/14/st-2928/,bigdave44
339967,"Decorator ruing working in very strong material (10,4)",CORRUGATED IRON,very strong material,9d,2016-06-28,Daily Telegraph 28152,http://bigdave44.com/2016/06/28/dt-28152/,bigdave44
339997,Meatier tinned liquid could be uncertain (13),INDETERMINATE,uncertain,9d,2018-01-25,Daily Telegraph 28645,http://bigdave44.com/2018/01/25/dt-28645/,bigdave44
340148,Monarch undertook to get Duke a commission (6),ERRAND,a commission,9d,2017-10-18,Toughie 1901,http://bigdave44.com/2017/10/18/toughie-1901/,bigdave44
340232,"Something sharp, number for identification in musical turn (7,4)",HAIRPIN BEND,Something sharp,9d,2017-04-11,Toughie 1792,http://bigdave44.com/2017/04/11/toughie-1792/,bigdave44
340260,"Floundering, showing weakness crossing line (8)",FLAILING,Floundering,9d,2017-01-05,Sunday Telegraph 100008,http://bigdave44.com/2017/01/05/st-100008/,bigdave44
340470,State to gain control of territory belonging to woman (11),NETHERLANDS,State,9d,2017-05-24,Toughie 1817,http://bigdave44.com/2017/05/24/toughie-1817/,bigdave44
340498,Keeps disappearing at the seaside? (11),SANDCASTLES,Keeps disappearing at the seaside,9d,2018-02-23,Daily Telegraph 28670,http://bigdave44.com/2018/02/23/dt-28670/,bigdave44
340526,Description of fringe part of newspaper! (8),HEADLINE,Description of fringe/part of newspaper!,9d,2018-06-17,MPP 073,http://bigdave44.com/2018/06/17/mpp-073-review/,bigdave44
340702,"Labour leader I greet sadly in job, knocking spirit? (11)",POLTERGEIST,knocking spirit,9d,2017-07-11,Daily Telegraph 28476,http://bigdave44.com/2017/07/11/dt-28476/,bigdave44
340758,"They’re often blocks landlords with money to invest put up front (7,7)",CAPITAL LETTERS,They’re often blocks,9d,2018-09-14,Daily Telegraph 28839,http://bigdave44.com/2018/09/14/dt-28839/,bigdave44
340937,"They may hold up lines of communication (9,5)",TELEGRAPH POLES,They may hold up lines of communication,9d,2018-03-07,Daily Telegraph  28680,http://bigdave44.com/2018/03/07/dt-28680/,bigdave44
341111,"Inexperienced person on ship before retreat overturned oil, say (3,8)",RAW MATERIAL,"oil, say",9d,2018-03-06,Toughie 1980,http://bigdave44.com/2018/03/06/toughie-1980/,bigdave44
341347,A sincere canon’s arranged initial survey (14),RECONNAISSANCE,initial survey,9d,2018-02-01,Daily Telegraph 28651,http://bigdave44.com/2018/02/01/dt-28651/,bigdave44
341375,"Batter tricked out when bowling thus? (5,3,6)",ROUND THE WICKET,Batter tricked out when bowling thus?,9d,2016-11-02,Toughie 1701,http://bigdave44.com/2016/11/02/toughie-1701/,bigdave44
341430,Placed above leaders of all the other people (4),ATOP,Placed above,9d,2017-02-02,Sunday Telegraph 2883,http://bigdave44.com/2017/02/02/st-2883/,bigdave44
341694,Last character to wear striking clobber (4),ROUT,clobber,9d,2016-06-17,Daily Telegraph28138,http://bigdave44.com/2016/06/17/dt28138/,bigdave44
341721,Work hard on bird book beforehand for famous publisher (11),BEAVERBROOK,famous publisher,9d,2017-05-23,Daily Telegraph 28434,http://bigdave44.com/2017/05/23/dt-28434/,bigdave44
341781,Careless criminal team imprisoned by smart judge (13),INCONSIDERATE,Careless,9d,2016-06-23,Daily Telegraph 28148,http://bigdave44.com/2016/06/23/dt-28148/,bigdave44
341867,"Beneath trees, following Masefield’s first class poem (5,4,4)",UNDER MILK WOOD,poem,9d,2018-03-16,Toughie 1987,http://bigdave44.com/2018/03/16/toughie-1987/,bigdave44
341949,Parliament providing plan for consumers (4),DIET,Parliament/plan for consumers,9d,2018-05-03,Sunday Telegraph 2948,http://bigdave44.com/2018/05/03/st-2948/,bigdave44
342123,Someone copying book in collection — cheaper edition? (9),PAPERBACK,cheaper edition,9d,2018-09-14,Toughie 2091,http://bigdave44.com/2018/09/14/toughie-2091/,bigdave44
342151,"As is Cain, a maniac? (11)",PALINDROMIC,"As is Cain, a maniac",9d,2016-07-27,Toughie 1645,http://bigdave44.com/2016/07/27/toughie-1645/,bigdave44
342206,"An absorbing paper under discussion (2,5)",AT ISSUE,under discussion,9d,2017-03-17,Toughie 1779,http://bigdave44.com/2017/03/17/toughie-1779/,bigdave44
342502,"Perhaps fly round, racing wildly with active sign of doubt suppressed (14)",CIRCUMNAVIGATE,Perhaps fly round,9d,2018-05-17,Toughie 2022,http://bigdave44.com/2018/05/17/toughie-2022/,bigdave44
342588,"Notice places — slugs seen around at home lodge (8,6)",BULLETIN BOARDS,Notice places,9d,2018-01-24,Daily Telegraph 28644,http://bigdave44.com/2018/01/24/dt-28644/,bigdave44
342646,"Relent if banter upset, embarrassing non-conformist (6,8)",ENFANT TERRIBLE,embarrassing non-conformist,9d,2018-10-03,Daily Telegraph 28860,http://bigdave44.com/2018/10/03/dt-28860/,bigdave44
342824,"Boycott sporting arena well-known in tropical basket case (6,8)",BANANA REPUBLIC,tropical basket case,9d,2017-10-25,Toughie 1905,http://bigdave44.com/2017/10/25/toughie-1905/,bigdave44
342906,"Takes no notice of potential blunder in Yeats (5,1,5,3)",TURNS A BLIND EYE,Takes no notice of,9d,2016-07-27,Daily Telegraph 28177,http://bigdave44.com/2016/07/27/dt-28177/,bigdave44
343167,"Note death, note tremble! (14)",DEMISEMIQUAVER,Note,9d,2018-04-03,Toughie 1996,http://bigdave44.com/2018/04/03/toughie-1996/,bigdave44
343225,"Foolish talk about Yankee uniform taken separately for eye-shade? (4,4)",BABY BLUE,eye-shade,9d,2017-06-30,Toughie 1839,http://bigdave44.com/2017/06/30/toughie-1839/,bigdave44
343287,"Writer from Thunderer edited lines (4,7)",RUTH RENDELL,Writer,9d,2016-08-12,Toughie 1655,http://bigdave44.com/2016/08/12/toughie-1655/,bigdave44
343431,Grab lift (6),SNATCH,Grab/lift,9d,2016-08-16,Daily Telegraph 28194,http://bigdave44.com/2016/08/16/dt-28194/,bigdave44
343518,"Labour raised large amount, to which one’s contributed (4)",TOIL,Labour,9d,2018-03-08,Sunday Telegraph 2940,http://bigdave44.com/2018/03/08/st-2940/,bigdave44
343695,Newcomer having drink outside good public house (8),BEGINNER,Newcomer,9d,2017-04-21,Daily Telegraph 28402,http://bigdave44.com/2017/04/21/dt-28402/,bigdave44
343725,Just unconcerned (13),DISINTERESTED,Just/unconcerned,9d,2018-02-02,Daily Telegraph 28652,http://bigdave44.com/2018/02/02/dt-28652/,bigdave44
343815,"Poet, industrious being at home, shaved amidst junk sadly (5,6)",DYLAN THOMAS,Poet,9d,2017-07-26,Toughie 1853,http://bigdave44.com/2017/07/26/toughie-1853/,bigdave44
343845,Ignored Conservative with elderly bore (4-10),COLD,Ignored,9d,2017-10-18,Daily Telegraph 28561,http://bigdave44.com/2017/10/18/dt-28561/,bigdave44
343899,"Disloyal — after leader’s ousted, it’s OK (11)",TREASONABLE,Disloyal,9d,2018-04-12,Sunday Telegraph 2945,http://bigdave44.com/2018/04/12/st-2945/,bigdave44
344099,"Screen concealing it, migratory bird (7)",VISITOR,migratory bird,9d,2016-09-13,Daily Telegraph 28218,http://bigdave44.com/2016/09/13/dt-28218/,bigdave44
344128,Mess when accommodated in two hospitals (4),HASH,Mess,9d,2017-03-02,Daily Telegraph 28364,http://bigdave44.com/2017/03/02/dt-28364/,bigdave44
344213,"Almost not acceptable, OK? Or very much so (1,3,2,3,5)",A BIT OF ALL RIGHT,very much so,9d,2017-01-19,Toughie 1746,http://bigdave44.com/2017/01/19/toughie-1746/,bigdave44
344299,"Collected another belt, boxing (3,5,3)",THE NOBLE ART,boxing,9d,2016-12-20,Daily Telegraph 28302,http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/20/dt-28302/,bigdave44
344507,"Restrain doctor attending flier — that may be required by air traffic control (7,7)",HOLDING PATTERN,that may be required by air traffic control,9d,2017-06-15,Sunday Telegraph 2902,http://bigdave44.com/2017/06/15/st-2902/,bigdave44
344809,Country identifying essential components of sugar? (6),UGANDA,Country,9d,2016-12-28,Double Toughie 100008,http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/28/double-toughie-100008/,bigdave44
344979,Mixture my tea lady Emma regularly brought round (6),MEDLEY,Mixture,9d,2018-07-22,MPP 074,http://bigdave44.com/2018/07/22/mpp-074-review/,bigdave44
345042,"Broadcast extra composed reptile recording from the 1980s (5,9)",KARMA CHAMELEON,recording from the 1980s,9d,2018-05-31,Toughie 2030,http://bigdave44.com/2018/05/31/toughie-2030/,bigdave44
345414,Revolutionary ain’t registered as patriot (11),NATIONALIST,patriot,9d,2017-10-19,Sunday Telegraph2920,http://bigdave44.com/2017/10/19/st2920/,bigdave44
345707,PM‘s idea of paradise (4),EDEN,PM/idea of paradise,9d,2016-10-18,Toughie 1692,http://bigdave44.com/2016/10/18/toughie-1692/,bigdave44
345795,Deplorable grids in sets to be reworked (11),DISTRESSING,Deplorable,9d,2018-06-07,Daily Telegraph 28759,http://bigdave44.com/2018/06/07/dt-28759/,bigdave44
345853,"Colder city, her cooking supplied by natural power (13)",HYDROELECTRIC,supplied by natural power,9d,2018-01-17,Toughie 1953,http://bigdave44.com/2018/01/17/toughie-1953/,bigdave44
345908,Widow caught with priest after introduction to religion (6),RELICT,Widow,9d,2018-03-21,Toughie 1989,http://bigdave44.com/2018/03/21/toughie-1989/,bigdave44
345940,"Liqueur, asset in exotic cocktail (7,7)",TEQUILA SUNRISE,cocktail,9d,2017-04-11,Daily Telegraph 28398,http://bigdave44.com/2017/04/11/dt-28398/,bigdave44
346111,Various units entering flat (13),UNINTERESTING,flat,9d,2018-08-13,Daily Telegraph 28816,http://bigdave44.com/2018/08/13/dt-28816/,bigdave44
346138,Macaroni cheese extract finding limited market (5),NICHE,limited market,9d,2017-02-08,Toughie 1757,http://bigdave44.com/2017/02/08/toughie-1757/,bigdave44
346370,"Characteristic of tender superficial sketch? (7,7)",SHALLOW DRAUGHT,Characteristic of tender,9d,2017-11-08,Toughie 1913,http://bigdave44.com/2017/11/08/toughie-1913/,bigdave44
346486,Walking out of it (14),SOMNAMBULATION,Walking out of it,9d,2016-08-05,Toughie 1651,http://bigdave44.com/2016/08/05/toughie-1651/,bigdave44
346718,It’s right of king’s eldest son maybe to be touring empire in trouble (13),PRIMOGENITURE,It’s right of king’s eldest son maybe,9d,2018-01-31,Toughie 1961,http://bigdave44.com/2018/01/31/toughie-1961/,bigdave44
346832,"Time to enter freestyle fighting list for these fixtures (5,8)",LIGHT FITTING,fixtures,9d,2016-09-22,Toughie 1678,http://bigdave44.com/2016/09/22/toughie-1678/,bigdave44
347124,"To perform redundant beauty treatment, I’ll dye light bristles (4,3,4)",GILD THE LILY,To perform redundant beauty treatment,9d,2018-04-19,Toughie 2006,http://bigdave44.com/2018/04/19/toughie-2006/,bigdave44
347558,"Route aged flier devised — it’s shared by South Americans? (6,3,5)",TIERRA DEL FUEGO,it’s shared by South Americans,9d,2017-01-04,Toughie 1737,http://bigdave44.com/2017/01/04/toughie-1737/,bigdave44
347706,"West End finally supersedes West End opening in Broadway. Answer? It’s brilliant (5,8)",BROAD DAYLIGHT,It’s brilliant,9d,2018-02-22,Toughie 1974,http://bigdave44.com/2018/02/22/toughie-1974/,bigdave44
347913,"Dance, even if interrupting one following turn (8)",FANDANGO,Dance,9d,2016-07-01,Toughie 1631,http://bigdave44.com/2016/07/01/toughie-1631/,bigdave44
347973,Party with new soldier is unhealthy (8),STAGNANT,unhealthy,9d,2017-02-22,Toughie 1765,http://bigdave44.com/2017/02/22/toughie-1765/,bigdave44
348059,"Fishing-boat’s single mistake, foregoing Southern relish (6,4,4)",SMACKS ONES LIPS,relish,9d,2017-04-19,Daily Telegraph 28405,http://bigdave44.com/2017/04/19/dt-28405/,bigdave44
348145,"Gather men tipsy after party spirit — such a spoilsport (3,2,3,6)",DOG IN THE MANGER,spoilsport,9d,2017-07-26,Daily Telegraph 28489,http://bigdave44.com/2017/07/26/dt-28489/,bigdave44
348346,"Islander giving prince a tour around (6,5)",PUERTO RICAN,Islander,9d,2017-08-08,Toughie 1860,http://bigdave44.com/2017/08/08/toughie-1860/,bigdave44
348497,Removing disorderly brats before court case (11),ABSTRACTION,Removing,9d,2016-10-20,Sunday Telegraph 2869,http://bigdave44.com/2016/10/20/st-2869/,bigdave44
348525,Go round stirring up a civic argument (14),CIRCUMNAVIGATE,Go round,9d,2017-02-21,Daily Telegraph 28356,http://bigdave44.com/2017/02/21/dt-28356/,bigdave44
348581,Vets rave about computer image (6-5),SCREEN SAVER,computer image,9d,2016-11-01,Daily Telegraph 28260,http://bigdave44.com/2016/11/01/dt-28260/,bigdave44
348960,Mandate is rewritten to include Royal Marines laying down weapons (11),DISARMAMENT,laying down weapons,9d,2017-09-12,Toughie 1880,http://bigdave44.com/2017/09/12/toughie-1880/,bigdave44
349016,Sea creature unadorned with pinch of salt (8),BARNACLE,Sea creature,9d,2017-05-26,Daily Telegraph 28432,http://bigdave44.com/2017/05/26/dt-28432/,bigdave44
349252,Rugby player that’s employed in theatre (4),PROP,Rugby player/that’s employed in theatre,9d,2018-07-13,Daily Telegraph 28785,http://bigdave44.com/2018/07/13/dt-28785/,bigdave44
349283,"Sad  symptom of pillow-fight victim? (4,2,3,5)",DOWN IN THE MOUTH,Sad/symptom of pillow-fight victim?,9d,2016-06-02,Daily Telegraph 28130,http://bigdave44.com/2016/06/02/dt-28130/,bigdave44
349315,"Ends up with class displaying excessive neatness (4,3,6)",SPIT AND POLISH,excessive neatness,9d,2016-11-07,Daily Telegraph 28265,http://bigdave44.com/2016/11/07/dt-28265/,bigdave44
349491,"Apple at first following intruder — FBI do bust (9,5)",FORBIDDEN FRUIT,Apple at first,9d,2017-05-12,Toughie 1811,http://bigdave44.com/2017/05/12/toughie-1811/,bigdave44
349690,Minimal amount of medicine from doctor prior to surgical procedure (4),DROP,Minimal amount of medicine,9d,2017-03-30,Sunday Telegraph 2891,http://bigdave44.com/2017/03/30/st-2891/,bigdave44
350076,Don’t see such a lot shining (8),SPOTLESS,shining,9d,2016-10-18,Daily Telegraph 28248,http://bigdave44.com/2016/10/18/dt-28248/,bigdave44
350339,"Seasoned old pros reject adopting current retro picture-sharing application (5,9)",SLIDE PROJECTOR,retro picture-sharing application,9d,2017-11-01,Toughie 1909,http://bigdave44.com/2017/11/01/toughie-1909/,bigdave44
350423,"Sherlock’s covering case of evidence gathered by doctor, follower (11)",DEERSTALKER,Sherlock’s covering,9d,2018-09-27,Daily Telegraph 28855,http://bigdave44.com/2018/09/27/dt-28855/,bigdave44
350510,"Sporting injury resulting from unusually intense blow (6,5)",TENNIS ELBOW,Sporting injury,9d,2017-03-09,Sunday Telegraph 2888,http://bigdave44.com/2017/03/09/st-2888/,bigdave44
350568,"What you must do is drop object in liquid (3,11)",JOB DESCRIPTION,What you must do,9d,2017-12-01,Toughie 1927,http://bigdave44.com/2017/12/01/toughie-1927/,bigdave44
350626,Southern Comedy Store is a shambles (14),SLAUGHTERHOUSE,shambles,9d,2017-11-08,Daily Telegraph 28579,http://bigdave44.com/2017/11/08/dt-28579/,bigdave44
350737,Be open-mouthed as new fashion gets taken up (4),YAWN,Be open-mouthed,9d,2018-06-28,Sunday Telegraph 2956,http://bigdave44.com/2018/06/28/st-2956/,bigdave44
350765,Polite chap lagging each trunk is tree expert (11),GENEALOGIST,tree expert/lagging,9d,2018-04-10,Toughie 2000,http://bigdave44.com/2018/04/10/toughie-2000/,bigdave44
350910,"Spoil hip, glued after replacement (7)",INDULGE,Spoi,9d,2018-01-29,Daily Telegraph 28648,http://bigdave44.com/2018/01/29/dt-28648/,bigdave44
350998,"Terminal cases must be taken here (7,7)",BAGGAGE RECLAIM,Terminal cases must be taken here,9d,2016-09-28,Daily Telegraph 28231,http://bigdave44.com/2016/09/28/dt-28231/,bigdave44
351116,"Each instruction to choir being less strict (6,2)",EASING UP,being less strict,9d,2016-10-16,MPP 053,http://bigdave44.com/2016/10/16/mpp-053-review/,bigdave44
351148,"Explanation of position‘s requirements for patient? (3,11)",JOB DESCRIPTION,Explanation of position,9d,2017-04-20,Sunday Telegraph 2894,http://bigdave44.com/2017/04/20/st-2894/,bigdave44
351176,"Complaining to Heston finally about healthy meat dish (4,10)",BEEF WELLINGTON,meat dish,9d,2017-08-18,Daily Telegraph 28504,http://bigdave44.com/2017/08/18/dt-28504/,bigdave44
351232,"Teacher of history maybe in after-school bar getting drunk (8,2,4)",BACHELOR OF ARTS,Teacher of history maybe,9d,2017-10-03,Toughie 1892,http://bigdave44.com/2017/10/03/toughie-1892/,bigdave44
351346,"Politicians’ targets all at sea? (8,6)",FLOATING VOTERS,Politicians’ targets all at sea?,9d,2017-02-08,Daily Telegraph 28345,http://bigdave44.com/2017/02/08/dt-28345/,bigdave44
351374,At least 40 goals (6),SCORES,goals,9d,2016-09-23,Toughie 1679,http://bigdave44.com/2016/09/23/toughie-1679/,bigdave44
351404,Source of water kept in good order (4-9),WELL,in good order,9d,2017-01-27,Daily Telegraph 28335,http://bigdave44.com/2017/01/27/dt-28335/,bigdave44
351459,"Price lordship dished out for exotic flower (7,6)",SLIPPER ORCHID,,9d,2017-02-16,Daily Telegraph 28352,http://bigdave44.com/2017/02/16/dt-28352/,bigdave44
351606,"Tingling feeling in leg, smooth, and mostly uncalled-for (4,3,7)",PINS AND NEEDLES,Tingling feeling,9d,2017-02-07,Toughie 1756,http://bigdave44.com/2017/02/07/toughie-1756/,bigdave44
351694,Anger stirs sons developing criminal acts (14),TRANSGRESSIONS,criminal acts,9d,2017-06-22,Daily Telegraph 28460,http://bigdave44.com/2017/06/22/dt-28460/,bigdave44
351722,Officer scowled and blushed (8),COLOURED,blushed,9d,2017-04-19,Toughie 1797,http://bigdave44.com/2017/04/19/toughie-1797/,bigdave44
351874,"Sweet kid thus lighter? Unlikely (7,7)",TURKISH DELIGHT,Sweet,9d,2016-09-21,Daily Telegraph  28225,http://bigdave44.com/2016/09/21/dt-28225/,bigdave44
351934,"Saucy embellishment of haute couture? (6,8)",FRENCH DRESSING,Saucy embellishment,9d,2016-11-30,Daily Telegraph 28285,http://bigdave44.com/2016/11/30/dt-28285/,bigdave44
352076,Getting dinner and gut’s rumbling (13),UNDERSTANDING,Getting,9d,2017-08-10,Daily Telegraph 28502,http://bigdave44.com/2017/08/10/dt-28502/,bigdave44
352222,Ever irritable after programming what purged data may become? (13),IRRETRIEVABLE,what purged data may become,9d,2018-05-09,Toughie 2017,http://bigdave44.com/2018/05/09/toughie-2017/,bigdave44
352254,One’s patients may not be looking well (8),OPTICIAN,One’s patients may not be looking well,9d,2017-05-11,Daily Telegraph 28424,http://bigdave44.com/2017/05/11/dt-28424/,bigdave44
352284,"The establishment irritated Smiley, having left out insurgent (3,2,4,5)",MEN IN GREY SUITS,The establishment,9d,2017-04-07,Toughie 1791,http://bigdave44.com/2017/04/07/toughie-1791/,bigdave44
352341,Confirm meal for a shark? (4),SEAL,Confirm,9d,2016-07-21,Toughie 1642,http://bigdave44.com/2016/07/21/toughie-1642/,bigdave44
352427,"Money left — for example, change covering tip (5,6)",LEGAL TENDER,Money,9d,2018-08-02,Sunday Telegraph 2961,http://bigdave44.com/2018/08/02/st-2961/,bigdave44
352455,"Iran reacting to riots in strange land (5,9)",TERRA INCOGNITA,strange land,9d,2016-10-05,Toughie 1685,http://bigdave44.com/2016/10/05/toughie-1685/,bigdave44
352815,Record and somehow retain performer (11),ENTERTAINER,performer,9d,2017-05-02,Daily Telegraph 28416,http://bigdave44.com/2017/05/02/dt-28416/,bigdave44
352843,"Criminal ring ends? Raid it for financial misconduct (7,7)",INSIDER TRADING,financial misconduct,9d,2016-09-16,Daily Telegraph 28216,http://bigdave44.com/2016/09/16/dt-28216/,bigdave44
353068,"Difference isn’t changing, in manner of speaking (11)",DISTINCTION,Difference,9d,2017-01-12,Sunday Telegraph 2880,http://bigdave44.com/2017/01/12/st-2880/,bigdave44
353095,Eager to say yes but not able to give the last word (4),AMEN,the last word,9d,2018-08-24,Daily Telegraph 28821,http://bigdave44.com/2018/08/24/dt-28821/,bigdave44
353271,Take apart second answer in disguise (11),DISASSEMBLE,Take apart,9d,2017-10-05,Toughie 1894,http://bigdave44.com/2017/10/05/toughie-1894/,bigdave44
353326,Pal packing revolutionary weapon (7),MACHETE,weapon,9d,2016-09-20,Daily Telegraph 28224,http://bigdave44.com/2016/09/20/dt-28224/,bigdave44
353389,"Having rushed around, burn that being barbecued (11)",CHARGRILLED,barbecued,9d,2016-06-24,Daily Telegraph28144,http://bigdave44.com/2016/06/24/dt28144/,bigdave44
353446,"Small weapon for jet fighter? (5,6)",WATER PISTOL,Small weapon,9d,2018-06-07,Sunday Telegraph 2953,http://bigdave44.com/2018/06/07/st-2953/,bigdave44
353472,"£25, say, for post that came up? (4,7)",PONY EXPRESS,post that came up?,9d,2018-07-19,Toughie 2058,http://bigdave44.com/2018/07/19/toughie-2058/,bigdave44
353500,"Fashion requirement for tennis is to be loud (4,1,6)",MAKE A RACKET,be loud,9d,2017-12-06,Toughie 1929,http://bigdave44.com/2017/12/06/toughie-1929/,bigdave44
353558,"Arrogant — spaced out and hit gym drunk (4,3,6)",HIGH AND MIGHTY,Arrogant,9d,2018-06-13,Daily Telegraph 28764,http://bigdave44.com/2018/06/13/dt-28764/,bigdave44
353672,These might get dropped at the end of the day — oh dear! (8),KNICKERS,These might get dropped at the end of the day/oh dear!,9d,2017-09-26,Toughie 1888,http://bigdave44.com/2017/09/26/toughie-1888/,bigdave44
353876,"1’s railway boss stays perhaps (3,10)",FAT CONTROLLER,1’s railway boss,9d,2017-12-08,Daily Telegraph 28600,http://bigdave44.com/2017/12/08/dt-28600/,bigdave44
354131,"What people may seek, as a rule? (4-10)",SELF,,9d,2017-03-15,Daily Telegraph 28375,http://bigdave44.com/2017/03/15/dt-28375/,bigdave44
354187,"Criminal band done nicely — they robbed banks (6,3,5)",BONNIE AND CLYDE,they robbed banks,9d,2018-03-16,Daily Telegraph 28683,http://bigdave44.com/2018/03/16/dt-28683/,bigdave44
354245,"Sovereign, leader dispatched in error after uprising (6)",REGNAL,Sovereign,9d,2018-02-26,Daily Telegraph 28672,http://bigdave44.com/2018/02/26/dt-28672/,bigdave44
354512,"Versatile types, completely game (3-8)",ALL ROUNDERS,Versatile types,9d,2016-05-24,Daily Telegraph 28122,http://bigdave44.com/2016/05/24/dt-28122/,bigdave44
354807,Space commander flew by and circled (11),ENCOMPASSED,circled,9d,2018-08-01,Toughie 2065,http://bigdave44.com/2018/08/01/toughie-2065/,bigdave44
355182,Monster conger-eel seen off and on (4),OGRE,Monster,9d,2018-09-21,Toughie 2095,http://bigdave44.com/2018/09/21/toughie-2095/,bigdave44
355242,"Roughly nine accessing computers to see game (5,6)",TABLE TENNIS,game,9d,2018-04-23,Daily Telegraph 28720,http://bigdave44.com/2018/04/23/dt-28720/,bigdave44
355356,Tenant perhaps offering regular payment to save face (8),RESIDENT,Tenant perhaps,9d,2017-10-31,Daily Telegraph 28572,http://bigdave44.com/2017/10/31/dt-28572/,bigdave44
355385,Recent changes over article providing focus of attention (11),CENTREPIECE,focus of attention,9d,2016-09-15,Sunday Telegraph 2864,http://bigdave44.com/2016/09/15/st-2864/,bigdave44
355440,Opposing something that goes with it (4),AGIN,Opposing,9d,2018-08-23,Sunday Telegraph 2964,http://bigdave44.com/2018/08/23/st-2964/,bigdave44
355501,Bugs Bunny and company intended letting Lulu in at first (7),BACILLI,Bugs,9d,2018-09-16,MPP 076,http://bigdave44.com/2018/09/16/mpp-076-review/,bigdave44
355646,Member of crew in river passing through English city (6),STROKE,Member of crew,9d,2016-08-02,Daily Telegraph 28182,http://bigdave44.com/2016/08/02/dt-28182/,bigdave44
355882,"Whiff of Melbourne, perhaps, with English cake (8,6)",VICTORIA SPONGE,,9d,2018-07-23,Daily Telegraph 28798,http://bigdave44.com/2018/07/23/dt-28798/,bigdave44
355912,Support of United in recent game on ground (13),ENCOURAGEMENT,Support,9d,2017-03-23,Daily Telegraph 28382,http://bigdave44.com/2017/03/23/dt-28382/,bigdave44
355996,Wandering about in art opening I fancy (13),PEREGRINATION,Wandering,9d,2016-09-15,Daily Telegraph 28220,http://bigdave44.com/2016/09/15/dt-28220/,bigdave44
356185,One of our competitors running holiday home scheme (4-7),TIME,holiday home scheme,9d,2016-05-26,Sunday Telegraph 2848,http://bigdave44.com/2016/05/26/st-2848/,bigdave44
356271,The sort of guy who compiles crosswords? Ralph may make it difficult (11),TYPESETTING,Ralph may make it difficult,9d,2017-04-14,Toughie 1795,http://bigdave44.com/2017/04/14/toughie-1795/,bigdave44
356421,Salesperson always turned up carrying one spare (8),REPRIEVE,spare,9d,2017-08-11,Daily Telegraph 28498,http://bigdave44.com/2017/08/11/dt-28498/,bigdave44
356450,African imprisoning sailor who’s opposed to oppressive government? (11),LIBERTARIAN,who’s opposed to oppressive government?,9d,2016-06-23,Sunday Telegraph 2852,http://bigdave44.com/2016/06/23/st-2852/,bigdave44
356506,"Like many a former church, sort succumbing with decadence (13)",DECONSECRATED,Like many a former church,9d,2017-12-26,Toughie 1940,http://bigdave44.com/2017/12/26/toughie-1940/,bigdave44
356624,"Going off associates in revolutionary movement (7,6)",TURNING CIRCLE,revolutionary movement,9d,2017-08-17,Toughie 1866,http://bigdave44.com/2017/08/17/toughie-1866/,bigdave44
356771,Items of dance music they won’t take off (4),EMUS,they won’t take off,9d,2017-08-23,Toughie 1869,http://bigdave44.com/2017/08/23/toughie-1869/,bigdave44
357204,Part of what one regrets as person making amends (6),ATONER,person making amends,9d,2016-12-29,Sunday Telegraph 2879,http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/29/st-2879/,bigdave44
357441,Searching TV for sporting action between us and France? (7-7),CHANNEL,Searching TV,9d,2016-12-22,Sunday Telegraph 2878,http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/22/st-2878/,bigdave44
357501,"Bogus reptile’s followed by press wanting juicy fodder (4,6,4)",MOCK TURTLE SOUP,juicy fodder,9d,2016-11-03,Toughie 1702,http://bigdave44.com/2016/11/03/toughie-1702/,bigdave44
357529,"Coy nurse is worried with bank’s way of ending letter! (5,9)",YOURS SINCERELY,way of ending letter,9d,2017-02-22,Daily Telegraph 28357,http://bigdave44.com/2017/02/22/dt-28357/,bigdave44
357616,"Being dishonest about imaginary cat is OK (4,2,8)",FAIR TO MIDDLING,OK,9d,2016-10-21,Toughie 1695,http://bigdave44.com/2016/10/21/toughie-1695/,bigdave44
358096,"Pictures, strangely shiny, set in process that gives everything more life (14)",PHOTOSYNTHESIS,process that gives everything more life,9d,2018-08-10,Daily Telegraph 28809,http://bigdave44.com/2018/08/10/dt-28809/,bigdave44
358186,"Light scattered in various directions, something astronaut may experience (14)",WEIGHTLESSNESS,something astronaut may experience,9d,2017-11-30,Sunday Telegraph 2926,http://bigdave44.com/2017/11/30/st-2926/,bigdave44
358213,Abroad Germany and Italy’s position is better by far (11),OUTDISTANCE,better by far,9d,2017-12-13,Toughie 1933,http://bigdave44.com/2017/12/13/toughie-1933/,bigdave44
358297,"Spooner’s ineffectual support in bed for plant (5,6)",PUSSY WILLOW,plant,9d,2016-12-02,Toughie 1719,http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/02/toughie-1719/,bigdave44
358327,Badly ruining one team sport for upwardly mobile types (14),MOUNTAINEERING,sport for upwardly mobile types,9d,2018-09-13,Sunday Telegraph 2967,http://bigdave44.com/2018/09/13/st-2967/,bigdave44
358382,Genesis character in paradise then (4),SETH,Genesis character,9d,2017-12-07,Daily Telegraph 28604,http://bigdave44.com/2017/12/07/dt-28604/,bigdave44
358568,Scabs coming as result of blow-waves? (6-8),STRIKE,Scabs,9d,2016-06-29,Daily Telegraph 28153,http://bigdave44.com/2016/06/29/dt-28153/,bigdave44
358716,"What’s hard to read in details of contract? (3,5,5)",THE SMALL PRINT,details of contract,9d,2018-10-02,Toughie 2100,http://bigdave44.com/2018/10/02/toughie-2100/,bigdave44
358958,"Insist fats in dark meat must be refined (4,1,4,5)",TAKE A FIRM STAND,Insist,9d,2018-05-02,Daily Telegraph 28728,http://bigdave44.com/2018/05/02/dt-28728/,bigdave44
358986,"OK playing violin tune to mass inside (4,2,8)",FAIR TO MIDDLING,OK,9d,2016-11-29,Daily Telegraph 28284,http://bigdave44.com/2016/11/29/dt-28284/,bigdave44
359247,"Ruler beneath his crimson robe discovers insect (6,7)",PURPLE EMPEROR,insect,9d,2017-10-24,Toughie 1904,http://bigdave44.com/2017/10/24/toughie-1904/,bigdave44
359505,"Instruction for players in part of journey South, perhaps (5,9)",STAGE DIRECTION,Instruction for players,9d,2018-03-29,Sunday Telegraph 2943,http://bigdave44.com/2018/03/29/st-2943/,bigdave44
359562,"Female easily carried instrument in black box (6,8)",FLIGHT,black box,9d,2018-02-01,Sunday Telegraph 2935,http://bigdave44.com/2018/02/01/st-2935/,bigdave44
359592,"Shoe with a tongue, in a manner of speaking (6,7)",OXFORD ENGLISH,a manner of speaking,9d,2017-01-09,Daily Telegraph 28319,http://bigdave44.com/2017/01/09/dt-28319/,bigdave44
359654,"Lawyers win and resist source of cheap goods (7,7)",BARGAIN COUNTER,source of cheap goods,9d,2017-10-27,Daily Telegraph28564,http://bigdave44.com/2017/10/27/dt28564/,bigdave44
359976,New regret about Spike Milligan’s introduction (11),REPLACEMENT,New,9d,2016-07-08,Toughie 1635,http://bigdave44.com/2016/07/08/toughie-1635/,bigdave44
360004,"In transit, but approving hotel during depression (7,7)",PASSING THROUGH,In transit,9d,2016-08-10,Daily Telegraph 28189,http://bigdave44.com/2016/08/10/dt-28189/,bigdave44
360430,Abuse something that cheers patient? (3-5),ILL,Abuse,9d,2018-03-05,Daily Telegraph 28678,http://bigdave44.com/2018/03/05/dt-28678/,bigdave44
360492,"Lanky unknown boxes heartlessly, waves as usual (13)",TRADITIONALLY,,9d,2016-06-16,Toughie 1622,http://bigdave44.com/2016/06/16/toughie-1622/,bigdave44
360552,"Watch, getting shilling admission (6)",SENTRY,Watch,9d,2017-12-06,Daily Telegraph 28603,http://bigdave44.com/2017/12/06/dt-28603/,bigdave44
360757,"Burns right for one giving sentimental performance (5,6)",TORCH SINGER,one giving sentimental performance,9d,2016-08-03,Toughie 1649,http://bigdave44.com/2016/08/03/toughie-1649/,bigdave44
360813,Meandering hotel tour bores Mr Fixit? (14),TROUBLESHOOTER,Mr Fixit?,9d,2017-07-25,Daily Telegraph 28488,http://bigdave44.com/2017/07/25/dt-28488/,bigdave44
361167,"Enthusiasm reduced, put off travel (13)",GLOBETROTTING,travel,9d,2017-02-17,Toughie 1763,http://bigdave44.com/2017/02/17/toughie-1763/,bigdave44
361311,"Embarrassing person better learn if swaggering around North (6,8)",ENFANT TERRIBLE,Embarrassing person,9d,2016-12-14,Daily Telegraph 28297,http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/14/dt-28297/,bigdave44
361516,Remained confused after supporter’s skilful deception (11),LEGERDEMAIN,skilful deception,9d,2017-04-26,Daily Telegraph 28411,http://bigdave44.com/2017/04/26/dt-28411/,bigdave44
361718,Luxury Caribbean island boss offering protection for head’s supporter (11),NECKERCHIEF,protection for head’s supporter,9d,2018-08-30,Toughie 2082,http://bigdave44.com/2018/08/30/toughie-2082/,bigdave44
361778,"I lump hansom cab with reforming transport for the ordinary man (7,7)",CLAPHAM OMNIBUS,transport for the ordinary man,9d,2018-02-23,Toughie 1975,http://bigdave44.com/2018/02/23/toughie-1975/,bigdave44
361833,"Club against money demanded for police action (5,6)",BATON CHARGE,police action,9d,2018-07-13,Daily Telegraph 28790,http://bigdave44.com/2018/07/13/dt-28790/,bigdave44
361919,"Cards left and right, for example (8,6)",MARCHING ORDERS,Cards,9d,2018-08-24,Toughie 2079,http://bigdave44.com/2018/08/24/toughie-2079/,bigdave44
361979,Teenager changed form (8),GENERATE,form,9d,2018-07-19,Daily Telegraph 28795,http://bigdave44.com/2018/07/19/dt-28795/,bigdave44
362337,Editor leading one form of literature penning article to give instruction (11),EDIFICATION,instruction,9d,2017-11-24,Daily Telegraph 28593,http://bigdave44.com/2017/11/24/dt-28593/,bigdave44
362637,"For example, football magazine’s left on board (9,5)",SPECTATOR SPORT,"For example, football",9d,2017-12-27,Daily Telegraph 28620,http://bigdave44.com/2017/12/27/dt-28620/,bigdave44
362695,Fraud upset Apple computers (4),SCAM,Fraud,9d,2017-08-04,Daily Telegraph 28492,http://bigdave44.com/2017/08/04/dt-28492/,bigdave44
362854,"Arm of Atlantic that’s familiar to Brits surfing? (7,7)",ENGLISH CHANNEL,Arm of Atlantic,9d,2018-05-24,Sunday Telegraph 2951,http://bigdave44.com/2018/05/24/st-2951/,bigdave44
362972,"Sheltered by sympathiser, enemies calm (6)",SERENE,calm,9d,2018-01-23,Daily Telegraph 28643,http://bigdave44.com/2018/01/23/dt-28643/,bigdave44
362999,"Sweet cupid needs a wok for cooking (6-4,4)",UPSIDE,Sweet,9d,2017-09-13,Daily Telegraph 28531,http://bigdave44.com/2017/09/13/dt-28531/,bigdave44
363143,Argument with everybody blocks someone broadcasting circus act (5-9),SWORD,circus act,9d,2018-05-23,Toughie 2025,http://bigdave44.com/2018/05/23/toughie-2025/,bigdave44
363231,"Rebranded a star, transformed into leader of movement (8-6)",STANDARD,leader of movement,9d,2018-07-19,Sunday Telegraph 2959,http://bigdave44.com/2018/07/19/st-2959/,bigdave44
363261,"Impressive within, like some churches (8)",INSPIRED,Impressive,9d,2017-08-14,Daily Telegraph 28505,http://bigdave44.com/2017/08/14/dt-28505/,bigdave44
363617,Disdainful prisoner being sent down (13),CONDESCENDING,Disdainful,9d,2016-10-10,Daily Telegraph 28241,http://bigdave44.com/2016/10/10/dt-28241/,bigdave44
364000,See 4 Down,,,9d,2016-12-30,Toughie 1735,http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/30/toughie-1735/,bigdave44
364142,"Act on vote for mechanism legalising new handle (4,4)",DEED POLL,mechanism legalising new handle,9d,2016-05-25,Daily Telegraph 28123,http://bigdave44.com/2016/05/25/dt-28123/,bigdave44
364204,Formation fighting his battles capturing soldiers (13),ESTABLISHMENT,Formation,9d,2018-08-09,Daily Telegraph 28813,http://bigdave44.com/2018/08/09/dt-28813/,bigdave44
364349,Porridge or nothing at breakfast? (7),OATMEAL,Porridge,9d,2017-07-04,Daily Telegraph 28470,http://bigdave44.com/2017/07/04/dt-28470/,bigdave44
364447,Hostage runs into Crippen famously dropping round (8),PRISONER,Hostage,9d,2017-06-20,Toughie 1832,http://bigdave44.com/2017/06/20/toughie-1832/,bigdave44
364718,"Night-watchman might do such training in IT? (3,8)",NET PRACTICE,Night-watchman might do such,9d,2018-08-02,Toughie 2066,http://bigdave44.com/2018/08/02/toughie-2066/,bigdave44
364989,"Dish, as informed later, that may contain eggs (5-4,4)",BIRDS,Dish,9d,2017-03-24,Toughie 1783,http://bigdave44.com/2017/03/24/toughie-1783/,bigdave44
365220,"What usherette must do because of love without response (5,1,5,3)",CARRY A TORCH FOR,What usherette must do because of love without response,9d,2017-03-31,Daily Telegraph28384,http://bigdave44.com/2017/03/31/dt28384/,bigdave44
365428,"Experimental justification for the Court of Appeal? (5,3,5)",TRIAL AND ERROR,Experimental,9d,2018-02-14,Toughie 1969,http://bigdave44.com/2018/02/14/toughie-1969/,bigdave44
365804,"Mass advance around long, untidy allotment (14)",CONGLOMERATION,Mass,9d,2016-09-29,Toughie 1682,http://bigdave44.com/2016/09/29/toughie-1682/,bigdave44
366182,"Old hotel tonight — no different! (4,2,3,5)",LONG IN THE TOOTH,Old,9d,2017-01-25,Daily Telegraph 28333,http://bigdave44.com/2017/01/25/dt-28333/,bigdave44
366210,"Menu item in surprisingly legible new font (4,10)",BEEF WELLINGTON,Menu item,9d,2016-12-22,Toughie 1730,http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/22/toughie-1730/,bigdave44
366546,"Kitchen item for overworked chef? (8,6)",PRESSURE COOKER,Kitchen item/overworked chef?,9d,2017-06-28,Daily Telegraph 28465,http://bigdave44.com/2017/06/28/dt-28465/,bigdave44
366574,"Broken carpal tests its treatment? (7,4)",PLASTER CAST,its treatment,9d,2017-11-10,Toughie 1915,http://bigdave44.com/2017/11/10/toughie-1915/,bigdave44
366630,Like a picture that comes out badly scrawny (14),UNDERDEVELOPED,Like a picture that comes out badly/scrawny,9d,2018-02-05,Daily Telegraph 28654,http://bigdave44.com/2018/02/05/dt-28654/,bigdave44
366946,Women in trading as result of injury (8),SWELLING,result of injury,9d,2017-01-04,Daily Telegraph 28315,http://bigdave44.com/2017/01/04/dt-28315/,bigdave44
367097,Film about a new hospital with poor distrust of others? (11),MISANTHROPY,,9d,2017-08-10,Toughie 1862,http://bigdave44.com/2017/08/10/toughie-1862/,bigdave44
367182,"Person whose creative interest is flagging? (8,6)",PAVEMENT ARTIST,Person whose creative interest is flagging,9d,2018-02-28,Daily Telegraph 28674,http://bigdave44.com/2018/02/28/dt-28674/,bigdave44
367210,I contort spine awkwardly for self-examination (13),INTROSPECTION,self-examination,9d,2016-12-15,Daily Telegraph 28298,http://bigdave44.com/2016/12/15/dt-28298/,bigdave44
367415,Father upset mother perhaps? It’s plain to see (8),APPARENT,It’s plain to see,9d,2018-05-24,Daily Telegraph 28747,http://bigdave44.com/2018/05/24/dt-28747/,bigdave44
367473,"Pressure confuses crew on Queen Elizabeth and another vessel (6,7)",PADDLE STEAMER,vessel,9d,2018-09-26,Daily Telegraph 28854,http://bigdave44.com/2018/09/26/dt-28854/,bigdave44
367561,"With poverty around, have tofu with 50% off -- that's practical (4-2-5)",DOWN,practical,9d,2018-02-20,Daily Telegraph 28667,http://bigdave44.com/2018/02/20/dt-28667/,bigdave44
367589,"Finally gain chastisement for rigging sporting events (6,7)",TENNIS MATCHES,,9d,2017-04-21,Toughie 1799,http://bigdave44.com/2017/04/21/toughie-1799/,bigdave44
367619,"Progress to pull a good pint (3,5)",GET AHEAD,Progress,9d,2017-08-24,Toughie 1870,http://bigdave44.com/2017/08/24/toughie-1870/,bigdave44
367629,"As substitute, make score of ten? (6)",DOUBLE,substitute,9d,2018-09-20,Sunday Telegraph 2968,http://bigdave44.com/2018/09/20/st-2968/,bigdave44
367733,"Dispatch train to reveal incompetence (4,3,7)",BLOW THE WHISTLE,to reveal incompetence,9d,2017-12-28,Toughie 1942,http://bigdave44.com/2017/12/28/toughie-1942/,bigdave44
367818,Give everyone a hand in agreement (4),DEAL,Give everyone a hand/agreement,9d,2017-09-14,Sunday Telegraph 2915,http://bigdave44.com/2017/09/14/st-2915/,bigdave44
367850,"Help knights to probe court’s inflammatory disorder (10,4)",HOUSEMAID,inflammatory disorder,9d,2016-06-22,Toughie 1625,http://bigdave44.com/2016/06/22/toughie-1625/,bigdave44
367906,"Bank payment for unsophisticated hobby? (6,8)",SIMPLE INTEREST,Bank payment,9d,2017-04-28,Daily Telegraph 28408,http://bigdave44.com/2017/04/28/dt-28408/,bigdave44
367933,"Workers preparing field drag stuff on haphazardly (6,5)",GROUND STAFF,Workers preparing field,9d,2016-11-24,Sunday Telegraph 2874,http://bigdave44.com/2016/11/24/st-2874/,bigdave44
367965,Not a chorister is out of tune in such an arrangement (13),ORCHESTRATION,an arrangement,9d,2017-01-30,Daily Telegraph 28337,http://bigdave44.com/2017/01/30/dt-28337/,bigdave44
368054,Foreign characters price so highly when under review (13),HIEROGLYPHICS,Foreign characters,9d,2017-12-17,MPP 067,http://bigdave44.com/2017/12/17/mpp-067-review/,bigdave44
368173,"Sad reason for 16 17 (4,2,3,5)",DOWN IN THE MOUTH,Sad/reason for 16 17,9d,2017-06-09,Toughie 1827,http://bigdave44.com/2017/06/09/toughie-1827/,bigdave44
368261,"Count, Italian, enjoys eating Italian, I must be honest (4,2,4,2,2)",TELL IT LIKE IT IS,be honest,9d,2016-11-08,Daily Telegraph 28266,http://bigdave44.com/2016/11/08/dt-28266/,bigdave44
368409,"Piece inspiring outsiders in Kent to contain this team (7,7)",PARTICK THISTLE,team,9d,2017-08-01,Toughie 1856,http://bigdave44.com/2017/08/01/toughie-1856/,bigdave44
368493,"Revised draft of Lord’s cricket ground (3,8)",OLD TRAFFORD,cricket ground,9d,2016-06-14,Toughie 1620,http://bigdave44.com/2016/06/14/toughie-1620/,bigdave44
368727,Scientists working in school’s pigsty (13),PSYCHOLOGISTS,Scientists,9d,2018-07-20,Daily Telegraph 28796,http://bigdave44.com/2018/07/20/dt-28796/,bigdave44
368757,Area isn’t developed well? (8),ARTESIAN,well,9d,2017-02-27,Daily Telegraph 28361,http://bigdave44.com/2017/02/27/dt-28361/,bigdave44
368962,"European resigns in confusion after daughter shows sauce (6,8)",FRENCH DRESSING,sauce,9d,2017-12-13,Daily Telegraph 28609,http://bigdave44.com/2017/12/13/dt-28609/,bigdave44
368989,Taking away some capital punishment? Excellent (4),FINE,Taking away some capital punishment?/Excellent,9d,2018-01-11,Sunday Telegraph 2932,http://bigdave44.com/2018/01/11/st-2932/,bigdave44
369021,Prisons around extravagant country residences (8),COTTAGES,country residences,9d,2018-06-11,Daily Telegraph 28762,http://bigdave44.com/2018/06/11/dt-28762/,bigdave44
369079,"In short, it’s central to anxiously signed agreement (10,4)",PROMISSORY NOTE,signed agreement,9d,2013-03-28,Sunday Telegraph 2683,http://bigdave44.com/2013/03/28/st-268/,bigdave44
369136,"Sport that involves bats, net, and line (5,6)",TABLE TENNIS,Sport,9d,2013-02-14,Sunday Telegraph 2677,http://bigdave44.com/2013/02/14/st-2677/,bigdave44
369196,"Our money heavily impacts place in Scotland, we hear (6,8)",POUNDS STERLING,Our money,9d,2013-05-16,Sunday Telegraph 2690,http://bigdave44.com/2013/05/16/st2690/,bigdave44
369375,"Some interlopers I accosted in home of 27, originally (6)",PERSIA,"home of 27, originally",9d,2013-01-03,Sunday Telegraph 2671,http://bigdave44.com/2013/01/03/st-2671/,bigdave44
369437,Changed into a president – inevitable fate? (14),PREDESTINATION,inevitable fate?,9d,2012-10-11,Sunday Telegraph 2659,http://bigdave44.com/2012/10/11/st-2659/,bigdave44
369465,"Welsh factories abandoned directly (2,3,4,5)",AS THE CROW FLIES,directly,9d,2013-10-04,Daily Telegraph 27295,http://bigdave44.com/2013/10/04/dt-27295/,bigdave44
369641,"Awfully ill, appreciates incomplete coverage – seen as ominous by some (7,7)",PARTIAL ECLIPSE,incomplete coverage – seen as ominous by some,9d,2013-12-19,Sunday Telegraph 2721,http://bigdave44.com/2013/12/19/st-2721/,bigdave44
369671,Innovative foundation seizing opportunity (14),GROUNDBREAKING,Innovative,9d,2012-09-06,Sunday Telegraph 2654,http://bigdave44.com/2012/09/06/st-2654/,bigdave44
369701,"In disguise, perhaps, confusing genial bouncers (14)",UNRECOGNISABLE,In disguise,9d,2013-04-04,Sunday Telegraph 2684,http://bigdave44.com/2013/04/04/st-2684/,bigdave44
369788,Forming impressions when collecting digital data (14),FINGERPRINTING,Forming impressions when collecting digital data,9d,2013-08-22,Sunday Telegraph 2704,http://bigdave44.com/2013/08/22/st-2704/,bigdave44
370016,Shocked the beginning came first! (8),STARTLED,Shocked,9d,2013-04-26,Daily Telegraph 27157,http://bigdave44.com/2013/04/26/dt-27157/,bigdave44
370073,One who famously thrived on turning wicket scoring century (11),WHITTINGTON,One who famously thrived on turning,9d,2013-06-14,Daily Telegraph 27199,http://bigdave44.com/2013/06/14/dt-2719/,bigdave44
370187,Laissez-faire doctrine is embraced by awfully irritable man (14),LIBERTARIANISM,Laissez-faire doctrine,9d,2013-10-31,Sunday Telegraph 2714,http://bigdave44.com/2013/10/31/st-2714/,bigdave44
370214,"Pub turned up little information on drink — that’s a blow (6,5)",RABBIT PUNCH,a blow,9d,2012-08-23,Sunday Telegraph 2652,http://bigdave44.com/2012/08/23/st-2652/,bigdave44
370241,"Miner in Canada I represented as brave? (8,6)",AMERICAN INDIAN,brave,9d,2013-02-07,Sunday Telegraph 2676,http://bigdave44.com/2013/02/07/st-2676/,bigdave44
370765,"Routine transactions strangers did no differently (8,6)",STANDING ORDERS,Routine transactions,9d,2013-05-02,Sunday Telegraph 2688,http://bigdave44.com/2013/05/02/st-268-2/,bigdave44
370793,"One has to take hurried steps in it (6,5)",FORCED MARCH,One has to take hurried steps in it,9d,2013-11-08,Daily Telegraph 27325,http://bigdave44.com/2013/11/08/dt-27325/,bigdave44
370993,Logical thinker helping with a nautical problem (11),RATIONALIST,Logical thinker,9d,2013-05-23,Sunday Telegraph 2691,http://bigdave44.com/2013/05/23/st-2691/,bigdave44
371104,The advances he makes are not without interest (11),MONEYLENDER,The advances he makes are not without interest,9d,2012-09-20,Sunday Telegraph 2656,http://bigdave44.com/2012/09/20/st-2656/,bigdave44
371184,Page with line inserted in necessary rewrite for scripts (11),SCREENPLAYS,scripts,9d,2013-11-07,Sunday Telegraph 2715,http://bigdave44.com/2013/11/07/st-2715/,bigdave44
371274,"Flier’s on wrong course — he got marooned (8,6)",ROBINSON CRUSOE,he got marooned,9d,2013-01-24,Sunday Telegraph 2674,http://bigdave44.com/2013/01/24/st-2674/,bigdave44
371301,People repeatedly don’t show up for this practice (11),ABSENTEEISM,People repeatedly don’t show up for this practice,9d,2013-09-12,Sunday Telegraph 2707,http://bigdave44.com/2013/09/12/st-2707/,bigdave44
371329,"Cowards holding French city finally released author (7,7)",CHARLES DICKENS,author,9d,2013-10-24,Sunday Telegraph 2713,http://bigdave44.com/2013/10/24/st-2713/,bigdave44
371526,In terrible heat I work on island in African country (8),ETHIOPIA,African country,9d,2013-05-03,Daily Telegraph 27163,http://bigdave44.com/2013/05/03/dt-27163/,bigdave44
371556,"County with it can prepare compact living quarters (3-7,4)",BED,compact living quarters,9d,2013-08-15,Sunday Telegraph 2703,http://bigdave44.com/2013/08/15/st-2703/,bigdave44
371583,"Rewrote as script in adaptation for RADA, perhaps (11)",PARAPHRASED,Rewrote as script,9d,2013-07-11,Sunday Telegraph 2698,http://bigdave44.com/2013/07/11/st-269-3/,bigdave44
371871,"Conflict symbolised by different colours of house-plants? (4,2,3,5)",WARS OF THE ROSES,Conflict symbolised by different colours of house-plants,9d,2013-07-04,Sunday Telegraph 2697,http://bigdave44.com/2013/07/04/st-2697/,bigdave44
371986,"Truthful about adjusted rents — better not stir it up (7,4)",HORNETS NEST,— better not stir it up,9d,2012-11-01,Sunday Telegraph 2662,http://bigdave44.com/2012/11/01/st-2662/,bigdave44
372106,"London monument honouring German, close to Victoria (6,8)",ALBERT MEMORIAL,"London monument honouring German, close to Victoria",9d,2013-09-05,Sunday Telegraph 2706,http://bigdave44.com/2013/09/05/st-2706/,bigdave44
372246,"Boozer, male, associated with ex-President (4,3,4)",BULL AND BUSH,Boozer,9d,2013-09-20,Daily Telegraph 27283,http://bigdave44.com/2013/09/20/dt-27283/,bigdave44
372361,A Martini stirred finally? No it’s shaken as a rule (14),ADMINISTRATION,rule,9d,2013-07-12,Daily Telegraph 27223,http://bigdave44.com/2013/07/12/dt-27223/,bigdave44
372416,"Magician adjusted to crowd, hiding irritation (5,6)",WITCH DOCTOR,Magician,9d,2013-04-11,Sunday Telegraph 2685,http://bigdave44.com/2013/04/11/st-2685/,bigdave44
372443,"Turn cold — add something warming, a jacket (11)",WINDCHEATER,a jacket,9d,2012-12-28,Sunday Telegraph 2670,http://bigdave44.com/2012/12/28/st-2670/,bigdave44
372533,"They include speech from economic theorist, heard after estimate (9,5)",QUOTATION MARKS,They include speech,9d,2015-08-20,Sunday Telegraph 2808,http://bigdave44.com/2015/08/20/st-2808/,bigdave44
372563,"Drink after first piece reduces energy — that limits star’s appearance (7,7)",PARTIAL ECLIPSE,that limits star’s appearance,9d,2016-01-14,Sunday Telegraph 2829,http://bigdave44.com/2016/01/14/st-2829/,bigdave44
372825,"Sees through holiday hazard warning (6,5)",RUMBLE STRIP,hazard warning,9d,2014-09-30,Toughie 1266,http://bigdave44.com/2014/09/30/toughie-1266/,bigdave44
372854,"Where Scots are heard flying to Corfu on bender? (5,2,7)",COURT OF SESSION,Where Scots are heard,9d,2015-06-19,Toughie 1416,http://bigdave44.com/2015/06/19/toughie-1416/,bigdave44
372879,"A Merc with ease passed on the outside activating this? (5,6)",SPEED CAMERA,this?,9d,2014-09-18,Toughie 1260,http://bigdave44.com/2014/09/18/toughie-1260/,bigdave44
372935,Mixture of molten rock thrown up around US city (7),AMALGAM,Mixture,9d,2015-05-27,Toughie 1402,http://bigdave44.com/2015/05/27/toughie-1402/,bigdave44
373090,"Disappointment with both taps — keep changing one’s mind (4,3,3,4)",BLOW HOT AND COLD,keep changing one’s min,9d,2014-10-29,Daily Telegraph 27633,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/29/dt-27633/,bigdave44
373146,Protects jobs / they traditionally hold down (11),FEATHERBEDS,Protects jobs/they traditionally hold down,9d,2015-03-05,Toughie 1355,http://bigdave44.com/2015/03/05/toughie-1355/,bigdave44
373265,"Utter minimum, putting it mildly (2,3,3,5)",TO SAY THE LEAST,putting it mildly,9d,2014-11-07,Toughie 1289,http://bigdave44.com/2014/11/07/toughie-1289/,bigdave44
373294,Drink with sailors in small club (11),SCREWDRIVER,Drink,9d,2015-07-16,Sunday Telegraph 2803,http://bigdave44.com/2015/07/16/st-2803/,bigdave44
373386,Work on a large gem (4),OPAL,gem,9d,2014-10-10,Daily Telegraph 27612,http://bigdave44.com/2014/10/10/dt-27612/,bigdave44
373618,Fruit needed in a mainly noisy party? (7),AVOCADO,Fruit,9d,2014-11-05,Daily Telegraph 27639,http://bigdave44.com/2014/11/05/dt-27639/,bigdave44
373683,Container crates in shambles (8),CANISTER,Container,9d,2015-05-11,Daily Telegraph 27798,http://bigdave44.com/2015/05/11/dt-27798/,bigdave44
373770,I see batsmen playing skiving off work (11),ABSENTEEISM,skiving off work,9d,2016-03-18,Daily Telegraph 28060,http://bigdave44.com/2016/03/18/dt-28060/,bigdave44
373858,"Joint operation of obeisance (7,3,4)",BENDING THE KNEE,Joint operation of obeisance,9d,2014-11-21,Daily Telegraph 27653,http://bigdave44.com/2014/11/21/dt-27653/,bigdave44
373916,"Plot associated with vice? (8,5)",GRIPPING STORY,Plot associated with vice,9d,2015-01-05,Daily Telegraph 27690,http://bigdave44.com/2015/01/05/dt-27690/,bigdave44
374180,"Nevertheless  simultaneously? (2,3,4,4)",AT THE SAME TIME,Nevertheless/simultaneously,9d,2015-04-06,Daily Telegraph 27768,http://bigdave44.com/2015/04/06/dt-27768/,bigdave44