January 2, 2013 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 903

Toughie No 903 by Dada

Licensed to Thrill (within limits)

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

Paul is my favourite Guardian setter and he’s never less than entertaining but in his Dada guise it seems at times as though he’s working in a straitjacket. I did enjoy this puzzle but I don’t really class it as a Toughie and it could have appeared on the back page.

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DT 27064

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27064

Hints and tips by scchua

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

An enjoyable puzzle, a bit of a slow start until the long answers were in place. A 3*/3* for me. Thanks to setter.

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