Toughie 814 by Notabilis
Where’s Theseus when you need him?
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
At about ten to nine this morning I uttered the immortal words ‘thank goodness this is the first Friday for ages I don’t have to worry about blogging the Toughie, as it is proving impossible to solve’. Luckily for me, the cryptic grey matter gradually woke up, as I then received an email from Tilsit….!!
This week has been a really great one for lovers of the Toughie, and today’s puzzle completes the set very nicely. Some of the clues take ages for the penny to drop and then once you look at the wordplay, you wonder why on earth it took so long, the SW corner of the crossword being a fine example of this phenomenon. I did have a few dense moments with some of the wordplay, for which the assistance of Big Dave is gratefully acknowledged.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26929
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
I was half expecting an Olympic theme today but perhaps we still have that in store. This was definitely a game of two halves for me – the left side went in without difficulty but I required an amount of cogitation for the right side. Let us know how you got on.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26924
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Morning All!. I eventually solved this on Tuesday night having had a very busy weekend – thank goodness I am on holiday after tonight!. All in all I found this a fair test (although I have been rather tired!) and when reviewing I spotted a couple of &Lit clues that I thought worked rather well.
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