October 4, 2012 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 853

Toughie No 853 by Shamus

Crossword Meccano

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Bufo is taking a week off.  If you like clues where a number of little pieces are fastened together to get the answer then you will enjoy this puzzle from Shamus.

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DT 26988

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26988

Hints and tips by Falcon

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

Greetings from Ottawa where we have been enjoying some lovely autumn weather. The leaves are just beginning to turn. While they are unquestionably a gorgeous sight, I dread the thought of soon having to rake them.

In today’s offering, Ray T seems to have dialed down the difficulty knob a smidgen while boosting the naughtiness control a notch. You should certainly have no difficulty finding an entry point.

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ST 2658

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2658

A full review by gnomethang

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

Morning All! We had a reasonably straightforward puzzle last Sunday week. There were a few clues that looked a bit daunting but the wordplay cleared them up OK with the checking letters. I peg this as a 1.4 standard Virgilius. As usual the definitions have been underlined.

 
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