Toughie No 366 by Firefly
Sweetness with a bit of bite
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
[Today we reach a rather special milestone – this is the 1,000th post published on the blog! BD]
Despite racing through this Firefly offering there were some quite tricky clues to negotiate and two I couldn’t immediately grasp (6a and 18d – thanks to BD for the pointers). For the most part the clues were straightforward and unspectacular but, despite a minor quibble with the presentation of its anagram fodder, I thought 6d was very nicely done, while 25a gets my COD vote. There was one area that held me up – the SE corner was by far the hardest to crack, even with 7d and 27a offering several letters.
My favourite clues are in blue and it’s usually the case they don’t quite match with yours, so please point out your own favourites.
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