October 27, 2010 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 448

Toughie No 448 by Excalibur

There’s Good News and ….

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment **

I’ve not reviewed one of Excalibur’s puzzles for some time and the good news is that this is nowhere near as poor as some that we had last year. On the other hand we still get a number of clues where the wordplay is backwards and some where the surface reading doesn’t make any sense. I progressed through it at a rate of knots before getting stuck for ages in the SE corner.
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DT 26382

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26382

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

Jay entertains us once again with a typical Telegraph-quality puzzle. I found this slightly easier than some recent Wednesday offerings.

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