January 5, 2012 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 697

Toughie No 697 by Elkamere

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

This was a very entertaining puzzle which was not too difficult (although my slowness to solve 10 across did add a few minutes to my solving time). The theme was not difficult to spot. I had already solved two of the thematic answers and so had an idea what 6 down would be before I’d even looked at the clue.

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DT 26754

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26754

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

Ray T makes his first appearance of 2012. Although tricky in places, this is solvable with perseverance and, as you can guess, I enjoyed it.

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