April 15, 2011 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 546

Toughie No 546 by Osmosis

Back to the Future!

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

Tilsit is busy acting as the family chauffeur, so I’m filling in again. Osmosis usually gives the grey cells a good workout, and today is no exception. There is a mini-theme of actors and films from fifty years ago.

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ST 2583

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2583

A full review by Gnomethang

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

Afternoon All!. We have another first rate puzzle from Virgilius with a series of clues linked either by theme or by wordplay, making the solving process all the more enjoyable.

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DT 26527

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26527

Hints and tips by Gazza

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

We have the usual entertaining Friday puzzle from Giovanni. Let us have a comment with your views.
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DT 26522

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26522

A full review by Crypticsue

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

I found this one quite hard to get into and wasn’t sure what I thought about it when I had finished, mainly because I spent so long trying to ‘get’ 12a. A closer examination for review purposes has made me realise that it contained an entertaining mix of different types of cryptic clue, so thanks are due once again to Cephas for a nice Saturday puzzle.

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