Toughie No 1105 by Elgar
A Gem of a Puzzle
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
Season’s Greetings from the Calder Valley! It’s Friday and at the end of a reasonable week of Toughies (with a bonus to come – more later!), it’s Vlad the Impaler with his latest teaser and it’s another cracker to start the weekend.
This is very reminiscent of one of the late great Bunthorne’s Guardian puzzles with a big anagram clue. Unless you are a student of poetry I would suggest tackling a few of the other clues to get some checking letters, and then recognising the quote from the words you can see, as I did! I also think there are a very high number of hidden answers to help give you a way into the puzzle.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27366
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs where at the moment it’s bright and sunny, but I don’t think it will last.
Another fine offering from the Don, with his trademark unusual word and religious reference. I had to think just long enough to get this into *** time.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27361
A full review by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
A typical Cephas puzzle with lots of his usual anagrams. Didn’t take long to solve which was quite handy for a busy Saturday in the run up to the Festive Season.
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