August 7, 2015 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1444

Toughie No 1444 by Elgar

Chasing chickens in Scotland

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

It is almost two months since we were impaled on a Friday  (Toughie 1420 on 26 June) but Elgar is back with a typical brain-stretching (or do I mean ‘mangling’) exercise in the art of solving a proper does-what-it-says-on-the-tin Toughie crossword.  … Continue reading

DT 27869

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27869

A full review by crypticsue

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

This puzzle was published on 1st August 2015

As usual, I am at odds with quite a few of the views expressed on publication day – I enjoyed solving this puzzle, partly because it wasn’t as straightforward as Saturday puzzles usually are – although  I could have done without the earworm produced by 29a.

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