July 31, 2013 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1023

Toughie No 1023 by Elkamere

Come, Friendly Bombs …

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

We have a very enjoyable mid-week Toughie from Elkamere today with a good supply of his usual well-disguised wordplay. I’m not sure that I’ve fully understood 22a so any better explanations are welcome.
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DT 27244

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27244

Hints and tips by scchua

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BD Rating – Difficulty *+*/2Enjoyment ***

This was marginally more difficult than last week’s, but I’d still give it a 1.5*/3* for difficulty/enjoyment.  Thanks to Jay.

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