May 28, 2014 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1195

Toughie No 1195 by Micawber

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

We have another Wednesday treat from the wonderfully inventive Micawber. I thought it was fairly gentle and my main difficulty was deciding on exactly what to underline in a couple of the clues where the wordplay morphed (did you see what I did there?) into the definition.
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DT 27501

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27501

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Scchua is unavailable today, but will be in this slot tomorrow. I thought this was one of Jay’s easier puzzles – how about you?

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