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DT 28681

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28681

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

Hola from the Vega Baja where the rain has just stopped and the sun’s trying to appear.  Looks as though Spring might have sprung around here as we’re forecast 22°C this afternoon. I’m not sure about the setter of this one.  It has some of the hallmarks of a RayT but it didn’t really feel like one of his so I’ll leave it up to you to make up your own minds.  It was quite a pleasant solve while it lasted but that wasn’t for long and it would have been a clear * difficulty if it hadn’t been for 3d where the word meaning “taken for granted” stubbornly refused to reveal himself.
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