September 26, 2013 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1056

Toughie No 1056 by Shamus

15-Letter Anagram Day

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

I was obviously not on good anagram-solving form this morning because I made heavy weather of 3 of the 4 long anagrams. As a result this puzzle took me longer than it should have done. I suspect that anyone who solved these anagrams quickly would have found this to be a fairly simple puzzle.

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ST 2709

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2709

A full review by crypticsue

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BD Rating – Difficulty *Enjoyment ****

Another splendid start to Sunday morning.   My top favourites were 6a and 5d but there were lots of runners-up.

 

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