Daily Archives: July 8, 2009

Toughie 177

July 8, 2009 – 11:38 am

Toughie No 177 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Gazza

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

Once again we have a challenging Toughie from Osmosis with some pretty complicated wordplay. With some of the clues I felt like I’d taken a piece of equipment apart and put it back together, only to find that I’d got a bit left over! An extraordinary number of the clues involve a reversal of some or all of the letters. I really enjoyed battling with this one.

By gazza | Posted in Crosswords, Osmosis, Toughie Crosswords | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (2)

DT 25975

July 8, 2009 – 12:01 am

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **

I found this to be a disapppointing puzzle. There was little of merit, and the overuse of final letter constructs that failed to contribute to the surface reading was irritating.

By Big Dave | Posted in Crosswords, DT Cryptic Crosswords, Wednesday | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (13)