Toughie No 1184 by Beam
A puzzle of two halves
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
This was definitely a puzzle of two halves for me. The left-hand side went in fairly quickly (no more than 2* difficulty) but I made very heavy weather of the right-hand side (about 5* difficulty). Even when I’d finally filled in the grid it took a long time to unravel the last 3 or 4 bits of wordplay
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27484
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
A very enjoyable puzzle from today’s mystery setter. My favourite among today’s clues is 29 across.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2741
A full review by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
This puzzle was published on Sunday, 27th April 2014
I solve what many people (Mr CS for one) might consider far too many cryptic crosswords every week but the one I look forward to the most is the Sunday Telegraph, and doubly so when it is my turn to enjoy it twice over while typing the review.
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