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DT 30484

by Mr K  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30484

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty **** -  Enjoyment ***

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I had another very late start to solving and blogging today, so I’m afraid that there wasn’t time to look for pics. I will try to do better next week.  Continue reading "DT 30484"

DT 30466

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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30466

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty *** -  Enjoyment ****

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. On this side of the pond, it’s not just any Friday. No, as the day after Thanksgiving, it’s Black Friday, the start of the holiday shopping season and a time for some people to camp out all night to score a bargain-priced big screen TV that they could have just ordered off Amazon. Black Friday is followed by Cyber Monday, which I thought was a totally made-up thing to get us to buy computers and software. Continue reading "DT 30466"

DT 30460

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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30460

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty **** -  Enjoyment ****

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Befitting the day, I thought that this was the toughest back pager of the week. I’d like to say that I solved it smoothly and unaided, but that would be a lie, because in one or two places I had to make use of the Chambers Dictionary app on my phone. Lots of cleverness in the clues led to many penny drop moments and an above average enjoyment rating. Continue reading "DT 30460"

DT 30454

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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30454

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty **** -  Enjoyment ****

Hello, everyone, and welcome to a Friday puzzle offering a challenge of well above average difficulty. It also delivered a steady stream of penny drop moments, making for well above average enjoyment.  Continue reading "DT 30454"

DT 30442

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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30442

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty **** -  Enjoyment ***

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday.  I found this enjoyable crossword a stiffer challenge that the last few Friday puzzles.  Continue reading "DT 30442"