November 26, 2015 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

DT 27969

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27969

Hints and tips by pommers

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

Hola from the Vega Baja where autumn has really set in. By that I mean it’s cold and sunny rather than hot and sunny, but very windy this morning.

We certainly have a RayT today as it has all his trademarks of short clues, single word answers, a bit of innuendo and Her Majesty is on parade too. Apart from a couple of slightly stretched synonyms this is Ray in fairly benign mood. Unusually for him there are six anagrams and the two long ones across the middle give plenty of checkers. I think even the RayTphobes among you should get on OK today.

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ST 2822

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2822

A full review by gnomethang

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This puzzle was published on Sunday, 15th November 2015

Morning All!. A fine puzzle from Virgilius. There were some very good clues here and a great &Lit.

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