September 11, 2025 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

DT 31029

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31029
Hints and tips by Huntsman

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

No doubting who set this one. Unlike your usual Thursday blogger I’m too lazy to do the maths but it’s the usual impressively low average word count & cleverly concise clueing. I found it pretty straightforward to complete but had some hesitation where underlining the definitions was concerned. Many thanks to Ray T for a very enjoyable puzzle.

Got to dash off for golf so I hope the hints are error free.

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