March 5, 2013 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 938

Toughie No 938 by Warbler

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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

I found that explaining the wordplay for a couple of clues took as much time as the rest of the puzzle, and on that basis have gone for 3-star difficulty rather than 2-star.

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DT 27117

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27117

Hints and tips by Gazza

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Thanks to Deep Threat for doing a swap with me this week – he’ll be here on Friday. I solved most of this puzzle in 2* time or less but was held up by my last couple of clues in the NW quadrant so I ended up giving it 3* for difficulty. How does that correspond with your experience?
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