Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,411
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Good morning, fellow cruciverbalists. I really enjoyed this and I hope you did as well.… Continue reading
Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,411
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Good morning, fellow cruciverbalists. I really enjoyed this and I hope you did as well.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,405
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Good morning from sunny Welwyn Garden City. Another excellent puzzle from our sweetheart (see 18d) setter who really is the master of brevity, with an average count of only five words per clue!… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,399
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Greetings from sunny Hertfordshire, which makes a pleasant change after a pretty miserable July and August.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,393
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This required concentration throughout, especially in the SE corner.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,387
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A good Thursday workout, with plenty of fun along the way, smooth surfaces and clever misdirections.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30381
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Against all the odds, I didn’t get sacked after my first attempt at blogging last week, so here I am again.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30375
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[Welcome to our new blogger Shabbo and many thanks to StephenL for his sterling work over several months doing ‘double duty’ as a temporary stand-in on the Thursday blog.… Continue reading