February 22, 2012 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 724

Toughie No 724 by Elkamere

And so say all of us

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

If you’ve read the blog in the last week or so you can’t have failed to notice the celebrations around the eightieth birthday of our regular back-page setter, Rufus. Well today is the actual day and Elkamere has produced a superb tribute packed with references to his life and many accomplishments. I’ve tried to point out the references but if I’ve missed any I’m sure you’ll let me know.

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DT 26795

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26795

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

I was supposed to send this puzzle to Falcon so that he could write the review, but I had an early night instead! There’s a hint of Lent about the puzzle – possibly more so than I have identified.

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