April 13, 2010 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 335

Toughie No 335 by Kcit

A Dog’s Life!

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BD Rating – Difficulty **** Enjoyment **

I didn’t enjoy this one and was surprised when I found out that Kcit was the setter. I thought that a number of the clues were over-contrived in a way that couldn’t be justified by the surface reading. Maybe I should have done it before tackling today’s regular cryptic!

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DT 26213

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26213

Hints and tips by Gazza

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

Libellule has a theory that Ray T is trying to see how much he can get away with, and he’s certainly managed to smuggle a few risqué (for the Telegraph) clues pass the censor this time. The whole thing is highly entertaining and I thoroughly enjoyed it – this week has got off to a cracking start. I’d really like to know your views, so please keep the comments coming.
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