February 18, 2015 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1346

Toughie No 1346 by Micawber

Shake It All About

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

The name of today’s setter hadn’t appeared on the Telegraph website last night so it was a very pleasant surprise this morning to find the name Micawber, who, as I may have mentioned once or twice, is my favourite Toughie setter.… Continue reading

DT 27728

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27728

Hints and tips by 2Kiwis

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

We had a few days of colder weather with rain in some areas that coincided with the opening events of the world cup cricket,
however it did not last long and we have returned to beautifully fine clear late summer days. It is getting a little nippier in the
mornings too but we have not yet been moved to change from sandals and shorts for our daily walks.
We have several birds in the puzzle to go with the Jay and the 2Kiwis, and also thought we had found another. But it wasn’t! The non-bird held us up a bit in the SE corner.

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