August 11, 2015 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1445

Toughie No 1445 by MynoT

That cat’s in the wrong envelope again!

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Apart from one clue requiring head-scratching to work out the parsing (which is reflected in the extra half a star Toughie difficulty rating), I found this a straightforward “Toughie” even for a Tuesday.  … Continue reading

DT 27877

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27877

Hints and tips by Gazza

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

I would have finished this more speedily if I hadn’t initially put the wrong ending on 1a (I assumed that ‘figure’ was the Roman numeral for fifty) which had me scratching my head about 5d until the penny dropped.… Continue reading