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Toughie 2797

Toughie No 2797 by Musaeus

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Greetings from South Devon, from where I’ve had the pleasure of blogging a puzzle for the first time from Musaeus, a setter who doesn’t seem to come along too often.… Continue reading

DT 29901

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29901

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Good morning from South Devon, the self styled “English Riviera” to be precise, which is also the title of local band Metronomy’s rather good third album for the music aficionados amongst us.

As for the puzzle that was rather good too, in fact it was excellent, we have come to expect nothing less from our esteemed setter. Continue reading “DT 29901”

Toughie 2789

Toughie 2789 by Dada

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Hello everyone from a leaden skies South Devon. Never mind, it’s dry and relatively mild, and Dada has given us a fun and quite accessible puzzle to start the Toughie week Continue reading “Toughie 2789”

DT 29889

  • Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29889

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Good morning from a gloriously sunny South Devon, where the daffodils in my front garden have reared their heads, always a welcome sight.

I found today’s puzzle on the tricky side Continue reading “DT 29889”

Toughie 2781

Toughie 2781 by Donnybrook

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Hello everyone from South Devon, MP has done a lot of blogs recently so I volunteered to stand in for him for what is my first Toughie blog. Continue reading “Toughie 2781”

DT 29877

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29877

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Good morning all from a sunny South Devon.

As it’s my first blog of the year I’d like to wish everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous 2022.

Our esteemed setter has given us a fine puzzle today, displaying his usual cunning and wit with brevity, Continue reading “DT 29877”

DT 29866

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29866

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Good morning from a wet but mild South Devon. Firstly, it’s my final blog before Christmas so I’d like to take this opportunity to send season’s greetings to all who contribute to this site, I hope each and every one of you has a lot of fun. Continue reading “DT 29866”

DT 29854

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29854

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Good morning all from a nice and bright South Devon, where mercifully we seemed to have escaped the recent storms relatively unscathed. Continue reading “DT 29854”

DT 29830

  • Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29830

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Good morning everyone from a typically mild (and sunny today) South Devon where it certainly doesn’t feel very autumnal, yet the changing colour of the leaves on the trees tell a different story… and very pretty they are too Continue reading “DT 29830”