July 8, 2009 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 177

Toughie No 177 by Osmosis

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

Once again we have a challenging Toughie from Osmosis with some pretty complicated wordplay. With some of the clues I felt like I’d taken a piece of equipment apart and put it back together, only to find that I’d got a bit left over! An extraordinary number of the clues involve a reversal of some or all of the letters. I really enjoyed battling with this one.
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DT 25975

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25975

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BD Rating – Difficulty ** Enjoyment **

I found this to be a disapppointing puzzle.  There was little of merit, and the overuse of initial and final letter constructs that failed to contribute to the surface reading was irritating.

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