February 26, 2014 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1143

Toughie No 1143 by Firefly

Brush Up Your Franglais

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

We have a theme today but it’s a theme with a twist; all the items may be found, not in 27a but in an anagram of 27a (indicated by ‘broken-down’). Luckily the anagram is a very well-known one.
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DT 27423

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27423

Hints and tips by scchua

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

A slightly harder Wednesday puzzle, with a couple of clues holding me up a while in the NE corner.  So, a slightly less than 2* for difficulty/3* for enjoyment.  Thanks to Jay.

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