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DT 30502

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30502

Hints and tips by Mr K

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty *** Enjoyment ***

Hello, everyone, and welcome to the first Friday of 2024. Today’s enjoyable puzzle uses all letters except X in the grid fill, which suggests that it’s the work of regular Friday setter proXimal. Good fun, and I found the difficulty level about right for a Friday.  Continue reading "DT 30502"

DT 30501

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,501
Hints and tips by Shabbo

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***


The Christmas lights and decorations are all down and safely stored away until next year and life is returning to normal in Shabbo Towers.… Continue reading

DT 30500

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30500

Hints and tips by 2Kiwis

BD Rating – Difficulty ** Enjoyment ****

Kia ora from Aotearoa.
We have been having quite a few days of the summer holiday weather that we all hope for at this time of the year but it has been interspersed with plenty of ‘English’ weather too, so raincoats have had to be close to hand.… Continue reading