November 18, 2010 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 461

Toughie No 461 by Messinae

Hints and tips by Bufo

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

I found this harder than average. There are a few answers that might be unfamiliar to some but it was a perfectly fair puzzle.

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DT 26397

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26397

A full review by Gnomethang

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Afternoon All!. I must confess to not having fully read the Saturday review on account of being held up on a Valle Romane Golf Course on the Costa Del Sol. Having said that I detected a certain polarisation in the Love it/Hate it camps from scanning the comments. Personally I found it fairly straightforward but fun.

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DT 26401

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26401

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

I realised that this was a Ray T puzzle very early on, but still peeked at the Quick crossword to make sure (all one-word clues!).

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