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DT 30926

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30926

Hints and tips by Senf

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

A very good Wednesday morning from Winnipeg where, in simple terms, yesterday was hot – 38 degrees hot – but the forecast is still indicating that I will need my red scarf on Friday and Saturday!

For me, etc (I have to say that for Terence), I hope that I do not offend anyone, with a few Hmms, this was like a Monday puzzle, as Monday puzzles used to be, with, once again, no sign of the Reverend W A Spooner.  Whomsoever the setter is, thank you.  However, there is a chance that one excellent answer might be condemned to purgatory on The List; although, I have a vague recollection that it might already be there.

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ST 3315 (full review)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3315

A full review by Rahmat Ali

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This puzzle was published on 4th May 2025

BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ****

Greetings from Kolkata. A very pleasant and gentle puzzle from Dada this Sunday that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a full review of his puzzle for your kind perusal and valuable feedback.
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