November 7, 2014 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1289

Toughie No 1289 by Notabilis

Don’t look back!

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

As always with Notabilis, this was a very enjoyable puzzle. Although a few of the answers were new to me, they were readily derived from the wordplay. Watch out for the reversals – there are six of them in all!

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DT 27641

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27641

Hints and tips by Deep Threat

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

Good morning from South Staffs, damp after overnight rain, with the promise of more to come.

A couple of clues in the NW corner held me up a little this morning, putting the solving time right on the border between ** and ***

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DT 27636

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27636

A full review by gnomethang

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

This puzzle was published on Saturday, 1st November 2014

Morning All! I’m fairly sure that this was a Cephas production. A couple of chestnuts and  some good charades made it a pretty fair puzzle for all.

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