July 19, 2011 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 599

Toughie No 599 by Micawber

Mountains High

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

It’s been nearly two years since we had a Micawber puzzle on a Tuesday, so today is my lucky day! The usual excellent wordplay and witty clues more than make up for the couple of slightly dodgy homophones.

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DT 26608

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26608

Hints and tips by Gazza

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

It didn’t take long to write in the answers for this puzzle, but some of the wordplay is a bit trickier (and I needed the help of a fellow blogger to get to the bottom of one clue) so I quite enjoyed it. It seems to have a bit of a food theme. How did you get on?
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