October 6, 2011 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 645

Toughie No 645 by Dada

Hints and tips by Bufo

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

When I started I thought this was going provide a struggle. In fact I found it very straightforward but, just in case I was having a good morning and was on the setter’s wavelength, I have left the difficulty rating at 3* after toying with 2*

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DT 26676

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26676

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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

Another excellent puzzle from Ray T that took more time to download from the online site than it did to solve – but the download time was dwarfed by the length of time that it took to submit. We have been promised that by next week all will be resolved – but don’t hold your breath!

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