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DT 30588

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30588

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Hola from Almoradí on a bright and sunny morning.  Spring has definitely sprung now and people, even Spanish, are beginning to appear wearing shorts.  Not me thought.  The temperature has to top 25°C for me to get the shorts out!

Today’s crossword is the usual Monday fare. Mostly straightforward but with a couple to scratch the head over. It didn’t help that I mistyped the last letter of 26d as an E which made 30a impossible.  Spotted my error eventually and all was well.
Not sure about the setter as, unless I’m missing something, there’s only one pun in the quick crossword.
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DT 30576

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30576

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Hola from Almoradí where we’ve had practically no rain at all since last September. Easter Sunday arrives, when there’s a big parade scheduled, and what happens? You got it, it peed down all day!  Parade cancelled!

As to the crossword it’s pretty much as I’ve come to expect on a Monday. Nothing to frighten the horses but perhaps a couple of tricky ones lurking in the mix.
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DT 30558

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30558

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Greetings from Ottawa, where we switched to Daylight Saving Time on the weekend, meaning the puzzle will be available one hour later than usual until Britain makes the shift to summer time.… Continue reading

DT 30522

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30522

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Greetings from an unseasonably warm Ottawa. It is not quite T-shirt and shorts weather – but closer to it than to a normal Ottawa winter.… Continue reading