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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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Toughie 1011

Toughie No 1011 by Micawber

A Wicked Wednesday

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

Glorious weather here in Devon, the first day of an Ashes series on the box and a Micawber puzzle to blog – could life get any better? This one wasn’t that difficult but is chock-full of his usual witty clues. Do let us know how you got on.
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DT 27226

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27226

Hints and tips by scchua

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BD Rating – Difficulty *+*/2Enjoyment ***

I’d rate this slightly more than 1.5* for difficulty, only because of the bit more involved construction of a few of the answers; and 3* for enjoyment.  Thanks to Jay.

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Toughie 1010

Toughie No 1010 by Busman

Don’t know much about history

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

A couple of lazy anagram indicators (not and from), an obscure, for me, reference to ancient French literature and a technical flaw in 8 down, together with a grid which almost splits this into two separate puzzles, rather spoiled this otherwise enjoyable puzzle.

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DT 27225

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27225

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Good morning from a bright sunny South Staffs, with another hot day in prospect.

I started slowly on this one, but then things fell into place and I finished in ** time.

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DT 27224

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27224

Hints and tips by Libellule

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BD Rating – Difficulty *** Enjoyment ***

Scorchio! I don’t know why, but I struggled with the top left hand corner today, hence the three stars for difficulty. 13d was a new word (in that context) for me, but overall a pleasant solve, as you would expect on a Monday.

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ST 2699 (Hints)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2699 (Hints)

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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Don’t forget to have a go at our July Prize crossword.

As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the more difficult clues and provide hints for them.

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