August 10, 2010 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 403

Toughie No 403 by Excalibur

You either love it or hate it!

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment *

One look at the grid – double unches, isolated corners – and I feared the worst. It was not long before the tooth-sucking began and those suspicions were confirmed.

I offer the wordplay without critique!

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DT 26315

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26315

Hints and tips by Gazza

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

We have an entertaining puzzle from Shamus today with some nice deceptions. I’ve given it 4* for difficulty because I was held up in the top right-hand corner. Let us have your thoughts on it in a comment.
As usual, the answers, should you need to see them, are hidden between the brackets under the relevant clues. Just drag your cursor through the white space between the brackets to reveal.

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