August 11, 2010 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 404

Toughie No 404 by Petitjean

Read My Lips

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BD Rating – Difficulty ****Enjoyment **

I can’t say that I enjoyed this puzzle a great deal. You have to admire the ingenuity and some of the surface readings are really amusing, but 14 of the 30 clues involve anagrams (with some weird indicators), including two-thirds of the down clues. There’s one clue (7d/8d) where I can’t work out the wordplay, so I hope that someone will be able to explain that one.
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DT 26316

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26316

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Another excellent puzzle from the Telegraph’s Wednesday Wizard.

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