2459 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 2549

Toughie No 2549 by Osmosis

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

A fun puzzle by Osmosis today with well-crafted surfaces. My last ones in were the two double clues – it took me a while to get my head in the right space.… Continue reading

Toughie 2459

Toughie No 2459 by Messinae

Hints and tips by Gazza

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

This was a thoroughly enjoyable puzzle with a number of chuckle-inducing clues (including one at 10a which I would have expected to find in Private Eye but probably not in the straitlaced Telegraph).

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