Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30756
Hints and tips by Falcon
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Greetings from Ottawa. Yes, it’s me again this week. However, next week you can look forward to the debut appearance of the newest member of the blogging team who will share the Monday blogging slot with me going forward.
On this side of the pond. we are gearing up for Halloween festivities later this week. Unfortunately, those hoping to score chocolate bars in their treat bags may find the pickings slim. It seems the cost of chocolate and other ingredients has skyrocketed this year and the manufacturers have reacted by shrinking the size of chocolate bars to the point that one needs a handful of them to amount to a bite.
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