July 1, 2010 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 381

Toughie No 381 by Shamus

Hints and tips by Bufo

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BD Rating – Difficulty *** Enjoyment ***

For the second week running I get a pleasant, non-controversial puzzle. This pangrammatic puzzle is very good. There was nothing I needed to check in the dictionary and I could understand all the wordplay without difficulty. I’m beginning to look forward to my next “stinker” when I’ll be able to have a good moan.

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DT 26277

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26277

A full review by Gnomethang

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Afternoon All!  We had a puzzle that, judging from many of the comments, was reasonably straightforward but nonetheless enjoyable and had some very good clues. I have tried to address some of the discussions in last Saturday’s blog where some words could not be mentioned!
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DT 26281

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26281

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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BD Rating – Difficulty *** Enjoyment ***

It’s mystery setter day again! Quite a good one today, with a few clues that had me scratching my head (but not for long, so only three stars for difficulty).

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