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Toughie 3513

Toughie No 3513 by Stick Insect
Hints and tips by Whybird

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

What has happened to Tuesdays? This was another well-above Tuesday level entry by my estimation and wouldn’t have been out of place much later in the week. Continue reading

DT 30979

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30979
Hints and tips by Huntsman

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BD Rating – Difficulty *  Enjoyment ***

Mercifully cooler here in Harpenden this morning & the forecast says we may well catch some much needed rain.

Today’s Plumb production was maybe a tad trickier than X-Type’s puzzle yesterday though still straightforward enough. As ever nicely clued throughout & perfectly enjoyable. There did seem to me to be more  than the usual number of single letter insertions & deletions, which I don’t suppose I would have necessarily noticed had I not been required to write the hints. I did try to hide some of the music clips under the click here facility following SJB’s guidance but couldn’t get the hang of it so apologies if any spoil it for those requiring the hint.

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