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DT 26073

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26073

Hints and tips by Gazza

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

Friday’s puzzles seem to divide the solving community into two polarised camps, and I suspect that today’s will be no exception. I enjoyed it, although I have a couple of queries. I’ve given it four * for difficulty largely because those completing it on Clued Up seemed to take longer than usual.
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