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DT 29022

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29022

Hints and tips by pommers

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Hola from the Vega Baja.  I’m pretty sure that this puzzle is a RayT as all the usual signs are there but the anagram count seems a bit higher than usual.  I make it five which is no doubt good news for many solvers.  It seemed to me to be at the more benign end of RayT’s difficulty range but I’m sure a lot of you will disagree.
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ST2997

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2997

A full review by gnomethang

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This puzzle was published on 31st March 2019

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Morning All! – Thanks to CS for sending this over to me. I’ve been flat out for the last couple of weeks!

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Toughie 2207

Toughie No 2207 by Dada

Hints and tips by Kitty

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Hello everybody.  Thanks to Dada for today’s Toughie, which took me a little longer than his usually do (though that could be down to solving redonculously early in the morning before work).  I’ll be interested to hear what you awake people thought of it!

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DT 29019

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29019

Hints and tips by a critical Miffypops

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Good morning from Downtown LI. Congratulations to Tiger Roll, The Cambridge Boat Race crew and Watford Football Club who won a semi-final football match in the best way possible by coming back from being two nil down and winning by three goals to two.… Continue reading