January 17, 2014 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1121

Toughie No 1121 by Notabilis

The Devil Rides Out

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Most of the answers in this puzzle had to be teased out, one at a time. And what an enjoyable process it was.

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DT 27389

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27389

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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Good morning from South Staffs on a grey January morning, with a little watery sunshine struggling to break through the clouds.

29a held me up, and was last one in, but just within ** time. Thanks to Giovanni for an interesting challenge.

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DT 27384

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27384

A full review by crypticsue

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It is quite rare to get a Pangram in a Saturday prize puzzle but Cephas provided us a crossword which included  all the letters of the alphabet in addition to several of  his usual nicely-indicated anagrams.

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