December 6, 2011 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 679

Toughie No 679 by Excalibur

Something to celebrate?

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Today marks 25 years of crosswords like this by, and I quote, “one of the stars of the crossword world“.

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DT 26728

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26728

Hints and tips by Gazza

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It could be that I’m just feeling out of sorts this morning but I didn’t enjoy this puzzle very much. There are lots of anagrams and also many clues where you have to cut out individual letters as part of the wordplay. Let us know your opinion.
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