June 11, 2015 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1411

Toughie No 1411 by Firefly

Hints and tips by Bufo

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

A much more enjoyable puzzle than the last one by Firefly that I blogged. I did it in average time but then spent another few minutes pondering the last couple of bits of wordplay

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DT 27825

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27825

Hints and tips by pommers

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

Hola from the Vega Baja where it’s just stopped raining!  Not 100% certain about the setter of this one. Somehow it didn’t feel like a RayT to me but it’s his turn, all the clues are less than eight words, there are two hidden answers, a “first letters of” clue and three all-in-ones so perhaps it is one of his.  Maybe he’ll call in and let us know.  Anyway, I found it a tad tricky but very enjoyable.

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ST 2798

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2798

A full review by gnomethang

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

This puzzle was published on Sunday, 31st May 2015

Morning All! I found this one relatively straightforward but as usual there were some wonderful clues here.

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