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DT 30744

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30744

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BD Rating – Difficulty *Enjoyment ****

Hola from Almoradí for what will be the last time. Yes, having been doing this job on and off since 2 March 2011 I’ve finally decided that it’s time to throw in the towel.  It’s been fun over the years but recently I find my heart is no longer in it so I’ll pass the blog seat on to someone else.

As to the puzzle our setter has provided a corker for my last review.  I thought I’d cleaned the across clues but on coming to solve 3d I realised I had a wrong answer in 15a.  Shows you should fully parse an answer before putting it in.  I bet I’m not the only one who fell into this trap.
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