December 17, 2024 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

DT 30799

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30799
Hints and tips by Huntsman

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A pretty dull & miserable looking morning here in Harpenden but it’s not raining & not cold. I’m off up to Tigh Mor in the Trossachs tomorrow for Christmas so no doubt it’ll be a darn sight colder up there.

I can’t in all honesty say that I’d rank today’s puzzle up there with AP’s best. Perhaps it’s just me but I felt it lacked some of his witty surfaces so it’ll be interesting to see what others thought. It was, as you would expect, precisely clued.

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