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DT 30996

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30996

Hints and tips by Falcon

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

Greetings from my lakeside retreat near Ottawa, where today is a provincial holiday in Ontario as well as several other provinces.

Today’s puzzle had a decidedly more modern feel to it than usual with many cultural references that certainly post-date my generation.

In the hints below, underlining identifies precise definitions and cryptic definitions, FODDER is capitalized, and indicators are italicized. The answers will be revealed by clicking on the ANSWER buttons.

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