December 18, 2010 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

NTSPP – 045 (Comments)

Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 045

A Puzzle by Isla

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Welcome to the forty fifth in our series of weekly puzzles.

Today we have a first puzzle from a new setter. Isla, neither Scottish nor female, is a fan of Chilean footballer Mauricio Isla, the 22-year-old right-back who plays for Udinese in Italy. This puzzle is on the tough side, but well-worth the effort.

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DT 26427 (Hints)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26427 (Hints)

Big Dave’s Saturday Crossword Club

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As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them.

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