July 2, 2013 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1006

Toughie No 1006 by Excalibur

Potato’s, Tomato’s and Apricot’s

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Good afternoon from South Staffs, on an overcast day, with rain forecast for later.

A gentle start to the Toughie week. I liked 14d.

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DT 27219

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27219

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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Deep Threat has agreed to do today’s Toughie, for which I am extremely grateful.  If it hadn’t been for a slight delay with 2 down and 13 down, this would have only ranked as */**.

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