Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29988
Hints and tips by pommers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hola from the Vega Baja where summer seems to have arrived at last. After the wettest March on record and a pretty chilly April the sun has recently come out and temperatures are up in the high twenties every afternoon. I’ve mothballed my long trousers and socks and got out the shorts and sandals.
I’m wondering if today’s puzzle is from a different setter from our usual maestro. Somehow it felt a bit different and I can’t see a second pun in the Quickie, but someone will probably put me right on that. Anyway it was enjoyable enough and with six anagrams it’s fairly easy to get a toehold. I’ll be interested to see if anyone else feels the same as me about the setter.
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