October 9, 2014 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

DT 27616

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27616

Hints and tips by pommers

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Hola from the Vega Baja where I’m on double time again. Yep, it’s another public holiday in Valencia (Día de la Comunidad Valenciana)!
I thought this a fairly benign puzzle with nothing to really frighten the horses .  There are a couple of clues where either I’m missing something or they aren’t quite right. I’ll be interested to see if anyone can explain further.

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ST 2763

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2763

A full review by gnomethang

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

This puzzle was published on Sunday, 28th September 2014

Morning All!. I found this a very enjoyable puzzle that just stayed inside **** territory based on my solving time. The parsing of some of the clues and the surface readings greatly increased my enjoyment and satisfaction.

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