July 18, 2013 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1016

Toughie No 1016 by Beam

It must be too hot for anagrams

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

This very pleasant puzzle provided a steady solve although I did have minor problems in the southeast corner especially with the parsing of 16 down. I blame the hot weather.

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ST 2699

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2699

A full review by gnomethang

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Morning All! – There were a few clues in this puzzle that I took some time to parse but the grid fill came in quite quickly.

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