August 25, 2009 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 204

Toughie No 204 by Micawber

Experientia does it

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

I always look forward to a new puzzle from Mr Micawber, and this one certainly didn’t let me down.  I would usually complain when there are a number of clues of similar construct, but I would cheerfully accept a whole puzzle full of Micawber’s charades.

[Experientia does it is Mrs Micawber’s misquote of Experientia docet – One learns by experience – in Charles Dickens’ novel David Copperfield.]

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DT 26016

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26016

Hints and tips by Gazza

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BD Rating – Difficulty *** Enjoyment ***

This puzzle provides a good workout, though some will not like the large number of place names and girls’ names. As usual the answers are hidden inside the curly brackets – select the white space to reveal the answer if my hint proves inadequate!

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