July 11, 2013 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1012

Toughie No 1012 by Shamus

Thursday’s are looking up!

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

This was trickier than I expected it to be.  The time taken to work out the last few clues took me into 4* difficulty territory.  I didn’t mind because it was a very enjoyable puzzle with some nice touches.

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DT 27227

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27227

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

Yet another excellent puzzle from Ray T. Avoid the pitfalls and it’s not too difficult – fall into them and it could take all day!

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ST 2698

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2698

A full review by gnomethang

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

Morning All! – Apologies for my absence last week, things got a bit hectic and BD kindly stepped in. This was another fine puzzle from Virgilius and included a lovely &Lit.

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