March 3, 2011 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 521

Toughie No 521 by Warbler

Hints and tips by Bufo

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

At first I thought I was going to breeze through this but then I slowed down markedly. In the end I marked it as of average difficulty.

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DT 26490

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26490

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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

One of our mystery setters has presented us with an excellent puzzle today. I was a bit slow getting started, having guessed 1 across but missing the significance of the shopping chain until the down clues confirmed the letters.

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