Toughie No 3407 by Beam
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Thanks to Beam for another entertaining puzzle with all his usual trademarks.
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Day: 9 January 2025
DT 30819
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30819
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Perfect Thursday fare. Thank you setter.
When blogging I tend to concentrate on the parsing, for obvious reasons, and my page is full of scribbled notes. Having now re-read all of the clues, I can admire the smooth surface reads and appreciate how good this puzzle is. Not a single clue that looks or sounds like a crossword clue – they all read perfectly well as sentences in their own right. I was grateful for the checking letters to confirm the spelling of 12a and 22a. I had too many ticks to list here. Which were your favourites?
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. Please also try to be positive – it’s only a bit of fun.