Tues D Mail No. 14,713 (Just Checking)

[bryand]

15a) Make fun of Des defending Tories' heartland? (6) D?R?D? - Deride?
25d) Minor fault in book margin (4) B?I? - Blip?
Many thanks in advance for your help

[Sipowicz]

Yes to both.

[mallyh]

2225 B ook LIP..........lip = margin

[retrocop]

Well I was beaten that time.More coffee on the boil.

[bryand]

Thank you Sipowicz, good win on the weekend! Good Luck.

[Sipowicz]

Try instant!

[Sipowicz]

It was overdue Bryan!

[retrocop]

I think that 25D could actually be brim.My Thesaurus(Chambers) says rim or brim in the Margin section. rim and B for book could be brim not blip.

[retrocop]

Forget my last post.Am hallucinating now LIP is also shown as margin in the Thesaurus

[Sipowicz]

Good point Retro, I went for blip, I think it meets the "minor fault" criteria.

[bryand]

Thank you also mallyh and retrocop, Good Luck. Must consider buying
shares in coffee manufacturers.

[retrocop]

I agree with your parsing Sipowicz.Shall stick with tea from now on.