November 23, 2012 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 882

Toughie No 882 by Osmosis

Hat’s off to Larry!

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Tilsit is off to chat up the nurses at the hospital again!  The online Telegraph Puzzles site originally announced that this was an Elgar puzzle, but it didn’t take long to realise that Vlad is taking a prolonged sabbatical and this one is from the hand of Osmosis.

The subheading is an additional hint for 12 across!

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DT 27031

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27031

Hints and tips by Gazza

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What with clues about Noah’s Ark and floods engulfing a city you’d almost think that Giovanni had a premonition of the horrible weather that we’re suffering from at the moment. I expect we’ll get a few complaints about ‘general knowledge’ questions but there’s nothing very obscure. Let us know how you got on.
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