Toughie No 606 by Elgar
Putting the Pieces Together
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
Greetings from the Calder Valley. Apologies for the slight lateness due to dental and medical appointments. Why is it that when I sat in the Dentist’s waiting room, all I could think of was Pam Ayres and her wretched poem?
It’s the return of the wonderful Elgar today and he has provided us with a really enjoyable challenge that is not one of his harder ones, although 25 across held me up for a little while. Today’s Toughie features a collection of phrases obtained by putting the answers together.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2598
A full review by Crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***
Well this one certainly divided the blog posters on Sunday. We either thought it was straightforward or tricky, the latter ‘camp’ finding the right hand side being particularly slow in penny-dropping moments. I was in the ‘tricky’ corner but having now gone through all the wordplay for this review, I am not entirely sure why.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26617
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
As usual Giovanni provides very precise clueing (note how he tells us exactly which letter to drop in 13a) in an entertaining puzzle. Let us have your take on it in a comment.
The answers are concealed so that you don’t see them accidentally. If you can’t get one, slide your cursor through the space between the brackets under the troublesome clue.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26612
A full review by Gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Morning All! – My apologies if this is a bit short and sweet this week – New job has thrown up an enjoyable task but with a long drive in between!. The mystery setter has provided an entertaining puzzle that was of medium difficulty I think. I did notice the profusion of anagrams which might have suited some. Continue reading “DT 26612”
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