June 8, 2026 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

DT 31260

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31260

Hints and tips by Falcon

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Greetings from my lakeside retreat near Ottawa, where I expect to spend the day relaxing in the warm sunshine following a cool, rainy weekend.

Today’s puzzle, a gentle mental exercise, eases us into our weekly solving schedule.

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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