Toughie No 1297 by Elgar
One small step for Elgar …
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
…one giant leap in satisfaction for those of us who like to find a proper Toughie in the middle of the paper.
Day: 21 November 2014
DT 27653
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27653
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a misty Novemberish day.
Some fish, some philosophers and a clever construction at 28a in today’s Giovanni, which I found more straightforward than the last couple from him.
DT 27648
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27648
A full review by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment ***
This puzzle was published on Saturday, 15th November 2014
I seem to solve Saturday puzzles differently to most commenters – last week I found the puzzle really straightforward and this week it took me much longer than usual to solve the crossword, although looking at it now, I have no idea why.
As for who set it – I’m going to go for a Saturday Mysteron, based on, amongst other things, noticing that there are only two anagrams (and Cephas usually gives us more) and seven double-definitions which doesn’t seem very Cephas-like either.