Daily Archives: January 18, 2012

Toughie 704

January 18, 2012 – 12:15 pm

Toughie No 704 by Excalibur

An Outbreak of 4-Letter Words

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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment **

When I found out last night that my task today was to review an Excalibur puzzle I wasn’t too disappointed because I thought that her previous one was pretty good. Sadly, this one isn’t! It’s nowhere near Toughie standard and many of the clues are weak (this is not helped by the grid having no less than fourteen four-letter words).

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DT 26765

January 18, 2012 – 9:36 am

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26765

Hints and tips by Falcon

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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***

Greetings from blustery Ottawa where we are currently in the midst of a blizzard. Today’s puzzle is a fairly typical offering from Jay – if perhaps a bit less difficult than usual – with lots of clues where one must either strip the outer letters from words or eviscerate words.

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