February 25, 2016 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1558

Toughie No 1558 by Beam

Hints and tips by Bufo

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

The SE corner went in fairly quickly and the NE and SW corners yielded without too many problems. The NW corner proved somewhat more difficult and the time spent getting 1 across and 7 down (where the checking letters were not very helpful) caused me to give the extra half star for difficulty

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DT 28046

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28046

Hints and tips by Shropshirelad

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

Good Morning from a clear and frosty Shropshire, brrr. Today’s puzzle is definitely not by Ray T as he is in ‘Toughie’ mode and this contains none of his trademark clueing.… Continue reading

ST 2835

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2835

A full review by gnomethang

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BD Rating – Difficulty ** Enjoyment ***

This puzzle was published on Sunday 14th February 2016

Afternoon All! Apologies for the delay – I had PC problems late last night and my work laptop was on site. This was a typical Virgilius puzzle and very enjoyable.

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