July 29, 2010 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 397

Toughie No 397 by Warbler

Hints and tips by Bufo

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BD Rating – Difficulty ** Enjoyment ***

Big Dave reckoned that this would be a gentle solve and so it proved. It was a pleasant enough puzzle but far from Toughie standard. There were some answers (10 Ac, 1 Dn, 3 Dn) where I was not familiar with the meanings used, but they were obvious enough from the wordplay.

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DT 26301

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26301

A full review by Gnomethang

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Afternoon All!. We have an archetypal Cephas puzzle with no really difficulties but one possible bone of contention at 24d. Personally I enjoyed it, hence the 3 stars.
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DT 26305

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26305

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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BD Rating – Difficulty ** Enjoyment **

A mundane puzzle from our mystery setter(s).  I can’t see anyone owning up to this one.  Nothing really wrong with it, just lacking lustre.

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