February 17, 2011 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 513

Toughie No 513 by Petitjean

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

I enjoyed this one and found it to be just above average difficulty. I had no real problems filling in the answers but there were a couple of things I had to check once I’d finished.

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DT 26478

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26478

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

It Ray T’s turn again this week – confirmed by the single word clues and answers in the Quick crossword. I found this a bit harder than usual, largely because of the way Ray exploits the lesser-used definitions of some words.

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