March 6, 2009 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie No 107

Toughie No 107 by Shamus

Shamus sets another relatively easy puzzle

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BD Rating – Difficulty *** Enjoyment ***

After yesterday’s epic, today we have a much easier, but nonetheless enjoyable puzzle.  If you are new to Toughies, you should start with one like this.  I should point out that the difficulty ratings that I give are relative to the type of puzzle, so three stars here would be at least four on a regular cryptic.

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DT Cryptic No 25869

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25869

Hints and tips by Libellule

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BD Rating – Difficulty ** Enjoyment ***

Libellule is back in his usual Friday slot (last Friday he preferred to go and  see France play Wales in Paris).   BD

The rugby was excellent. Although a Friday night kick-off at 9.00pm was a little strange. Libellule

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