August 1, 2014 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1233

Toughie No 1233 by Elgar

Kipper Me Capstans!

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

Tilsit is on his hols giving me a rare opportunity to tussle with Elgar – and a thoroughly enjoyable tussle it was. He’s possibly not yet back to full ‘Cloggie’ mode but this puzzle is chock full of wonderful penny drop moments.
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DT 27557

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27557

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Good morning from South Staffs, where the sun is trying to break through the overnight cloud.

No great problems from Giovanni this morning, hence ** difficulty for me.

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DT 27552

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27552

A full review by crypticsue

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

This puzzle was published on Saturday, 26th July 2014

I was  slow to get started with this one,  but, in the end, thought it a  fairly typical Saturday Prize Puzzle.

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