July 10, 2012 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 803

Toughie No 803 by Kcit

A pleasant diversion

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BD Rating – Difficulty *Enjoyment ***

A typical Tuesday not-very-Toughie from Kcit. A pleasant enough puzzle, but Kcit doesn’t seem to have embraced what is expected, by me at least, from a Toughie. Unusual definitions and obscure places are not enough.

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DT 26914

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26914

Hints and tips by Gazza

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

I’ve not got a lot to say about today’s puzzle – it all works but there’s not a lot of ‘penny drop’ moments. Let us know what you thought.
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