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DT 31377

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31377

Hints and Tips by Senf

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BD Rating – Difficulty 1.5* – Enjoyment 4.5*

A very good Thursday morning from Winnipeg where we are enjoying high temperatures of up to 20 degrees!  But, it is not going to last.

For me, and I stress for me© (I have to say that for Terence), another not a Dream Team Thursday with Dharma on Toughie duty.  But, there is no doubt that this is the very entertaining and friendly work of the Master of Brevity.  The usual one word clues and answers in the Quickie, and an appearance from the Queen and Ray T’s swEetheart in the back pager. Nothing to excite the latent third formers among us. Also, like Dada, Ray T still seems to be making occasional use of a personal thesaurus.  I hope you have your Crimson Tomes at hand!

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