Toughie No 2169 by Donnybrook
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ****
I emerged from hibernation to do battle with the Toughie and found it to be a puzzle of two halves. The right-hand side went in with little difficulty but then I struggled with the left-hand side which seemed to contain more than its fair share of less familiar words.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28962
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Hola from the Vega Baja on a pleasantly warm (for late January) RayThursday. At least I’m pretty sure it is he as all the usual signs are here, short clues, Her Majesty on parade and a bit of innuendo by way of a love affair, a misbehaving husband and Rose gripping a large chopper. I thought it was going to be a tad tricky as I only got four of the acrosses on first pass but then eleven of the downs came to the rescue so it turned out to be OK. As usual with a RayT puzzle I enjoyed the challenge and I’ll be interested to see what you all thought of it.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2987
A full review by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ****
Back to the sort of crossword from Dada that it would be nice to see in the middle of the paper on a Tuesday (which seems to be the day for one of his ‘toughies’ to appear)
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