October 16, 2024 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

DT 30746

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30746

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BD Rating – Difficulty *** Enjoyment ***

Kia ora from Aotearoa.
More birds from us today. We cannot see into the Welcome Swallows’ nest that we spoke about without disturbing them, but from the feverish activities of the parents and urgent chirping from the nest we assume that there are little nestlings there now. We also admire all the families of ducklings on the ponds we walk past most days. It doesn’t pay to count the number in each clutch as the ponds are also home to some rather hungry eels. It’s often a case of “ten little….nine little……eight little…..etc” but guess that’s life.
Anyway, back to the puzzle. Once again a few tricky bits in this one for us.

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