October 31, 2024 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 3367

Toughie No 3367 by Kcit
Hints and tips by Gazza

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This is just about as straightforward as any Thursday Toughie I’ve blogged and I didn’t really warm to it. You may agree or disagree – please let us know. Thanks to Kcit.
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DT 30759

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30759
Hints and tips by Shabbo

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ****

A beautiful autumnal morning here in Welwyn Garden City with the promise of a lovely day ahead.  Fingers crossed.

After my inauspicious debut blogging the SPP on Sunday, it is good to be back in my regular slot. I thought this morning’s puzzle was spot on for a Thursday, with some smooth surface reads and plenty of smiles.  Thank you setter, whoever you are.  The brevity would point towards RayT, but neither of his calling cards is there.  I struggled a bit with the parsing of 12a initially, but that was entirely down to me being daft and not following the wordplay correctly.

In the blog below, the definition element of each clue has been underlined, anagrams are CAPITALISED and the crossword technique “indicator words” are in brackets. The answers are concealed under the “Click Here” buttons.  Please leave a comment telling us how you got on and what you thought of the puzzle.

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