January 7, 2015 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 1322

Toughie No 1322 by proXimal

And the pig got up and slowly walked away

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

I plodded rather than raced through this puzzle with each answer needing to be prised out but there was a sense of satisfaction in completing it. There did seem to be a lot of container/insertion type clues.
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DT 27692

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27692

Hints and tips by 2Kiwis

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

Our Pohutukawa trees which were a little late this year to deserve their title of New Zealand Christmas trees are now in full bloom. We have three vivid crimson beacons from our house to the river, and a spell of brilliant mid-summer weather too. Marvellous!

Jay delights and amuses us once again.

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