June 13, 2019 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

DT 29076

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29076

Hints and tips by pommers

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

Hola from a not very summery Vega Baja. I thought summer had well and truly arrived after four days of over 30°C temperatures but then yesterday I had to get my long trousers out of the wardrobe again.  Apparently normal service will be resumed by tomorrow.
I’m not sure who today’s setter is but if it’s proXimal then he’s definitely turned the wick down after his last couple.  I really sped through this one and it very nearly came out as just a one star difficulty.  It will be interesting to see if you all agree or whether I was just on top form this morning.
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ST 3006

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3006

A full review by crypticsue

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This puzzle was published on 2nd June 2019

BD Rating – Difficulty *Enjoyment ****

An exceedingly solver-friendly Sunday Prize Puzzle but full of things to enjoy while it lasted

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