June 16, 2010 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 372

Toughie No 372 by Citrus

This One’s a Lemon

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I really didn’t enjoy this one. It’s not up to Toughie standard and many of the clues felt as though they’d been generated by computer (not helped by having no less than eight 4-letter answers). Furthermore there are significant errors in two of the clues (9a and 29a).

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DT 26268

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26268

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Another good puzzle from our Wednesday Wizard. Many of you will be please to know that this one is a lot easier than yesterday’s!

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