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DT 30879

by Shabbo  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30879
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***

As last week, this puzzle is definitely not one of the regular Thursday setters, so over to you, dear reader for “Guess the Setter”.  I have no idea.  Twmbarlwm, perhaps?

18 degrees forecast for us today, so if you need me, I’ll be in the garden.

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Thank you, setter.

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Toughie 3445

by ALP  

Toughie No 3445 by Chalicea
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment **/*** – Vocab ***

Lumme, Chalicea has been quintessentially Chalicea today, working her magic dictionary – and my app-scrolling thumb – hard.… Continue reading

DT 30877

by Huntsman  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30877
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** Enjoyment ***/****

A beautiful sunny start to the day here in Harpenden & having been bitterly cold on the golf course yesterday I’m hoping the promised warmer weather arrives over the next couple of days as I plan to get the sticks out again.

Thoroughly enjoyed today’s puzzle, which I assume to be an Anthony Plumb production. As ever elegantly & concisely clued throughout I found it about on a par with Monday’s puzzle so it ought not to present too much difficulty.

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DT 30876

by Falcon  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30876

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

Greetings from Ottawa where the weather is unseasonably warm and our hockey team is contending for a playoff spot – which would be their first appearance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in seven years. How could things be any better? Oh yeah, I guess I can think of something.

I have no idea who may have set this puzzle. For reasons Rabbit Dave explained on the blog a couple of weeks ago, it is almost certainly not Robyn. I was only able to find one pun in the Quick Crossword, so (unless someone proves me wrong) it would not seem to be the setter who emulates the late Campbell by slipping in a second pun.

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Toughie 3444

by Gazza  

Toughie No 3444 by Sparks
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***

Thanks to Sparks for the enjoyable Friday Toughie. He very often gives us something extra in the grid – I can’t see anything today (the only letters missing are J, Q, X and Z which are the four highest Scrabble scorers but I doubt whether that’s significant). Have you spotted anything?
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