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Toughie 333

Toughie No 333 by Excalibur

Hints and tips by Tilsit

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BD Rating – Difficulty *** Enjoyment **

A bit of a curate’s egg, this puzzle.  Some stuff to be admired, but one or two very poor clues that really drag it back.  12 across is what can only be described as a complex anagram in that as far as I can see, you need to make an anagram of some letters within a word.  No instruction to remove letters first, as is normal with this sort of clue.  Excalibur certainly has a unique style of her own, which sort of divides the punters here.  It’s very much a case of you pays your money……

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