March 7, 2012 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 732

Toughie No 732 by Micawber

Short on Duration but Long on Enjoyment

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

Superb stuff, as always, from Micawber. In terms of difficulty this was perhaps the easiest one I can remember from him but the enjoyment was as good as ever. What did you think?

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DT 26807

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26807

Hints and tips by Falcon

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Greetings from Ottawa where we are about to experience some very unseasonable weather – the outlook for Wednesday is sunny and +12 degrees (Celsius).

Today we have a typical puzzle from Jay, although it is missing the usual substitution (A for B) type clue that I have come to expect from him. I debated whether it deserved 2* or 3* for difficulty. While I solved the majority of the clues more rapidly than usual – I did find that the last few put up quite a fight.

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