Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30510
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Greetings from Ottawa, where we have just experienced our first major snow storm of the winter.… Continue reading
Category: Monday
Monday’s regular setter is Roger Squires, who is also known as Rufus
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30498
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Greetings from Ottawa and Happy New Year to commenters, lurkers, fellow bloggers and setters.… Continue reading
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30486
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Greetings from Ottawa, where we are experiencing a very mild lead-up to the holiday season with barely enough snow on the ground to notice.… Continue reading
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30480
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Hola from Almoradí where summer has returned! Average high temperature here in December is 17°C but Saturday we had 25°C, yesterday 27°C and it’s forecast to be the same today and tomorrow! Cools down very quickly after sunset though and we do have a light duvet on the bed so it’s not really summer.
I’m going for Campbell as today’s setter as there are three puns in the Quickie and he’s back to his usual elegant style. It’s not very taxing, and there are a couple of long anagrams to give plenty of checkers, but there are a couple of head scratchers to keep us on our toes. Hope you all enjoyed it.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30474
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Greetings from Ottawa, where the first significant snowfall of the season is forecast, although so far barely enough has accumulated to cover the ground.… Continue reading
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30468
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Hola from Almoradí where we are continuing with wall-to-wall sunshine but it’s noticeably cooler than last week. We haven’t had a drop of rain since May which is most unusual as Sept to Nov is usually the wettest part of the year.
I’m guessing that this puzzle is a Campbell production as there are two puns in the quickie but somehow I thought it was a bit different from his usual style. Oh well, perhaps that’s just me. Anyway, it certainly didn’t frighten the horses very much but was quite enjoyable while it lasted.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30462
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Hola from Almoradí where autumn has finally arrived. Temps in now in low twenties and it cools off very rapidly as soon as the sun goes down.
Thanks to Falcon for stepping in last week at short notice as I was otherwise engaged taking pommette to the hospital for a check-up on her arm and shoulder, which fortunately appear to be healing well. The down side is that you now have me this week and next!
As to the crossword I thought it was a tricky little rascal, as pommette might say, but a lot of fun to solve. I’ll be interested to see who agrees.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30456
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Greetings from Ottawa where, after a brief taste of winter, temperatures are expected to climb to a bit above historical averages.… Continue reading
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30450
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Greetings from Ottawa, where Senf’s weather system has yet to reach us and will have warmed considerably by the time it does, giving us a fair amount of rain rather than the mix of rain, freezing rain, ice pellets, and snow that he experienced.… Continue reading
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30444
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Hola from Almoradí where autumn is slowly arriving. I had to get my long trousers out last Saturday but yesterday was back to shorts. Today’s looking like shorts as well!
I think this puzzle must be a Campbell production, because of the two puns in the quickie, but I thought it was definitely at the tricky end of his spectrum. Perhaps that’s just me having an off day but I did enjoy the tussle. I’ll be interested to see who agrees and who doesn’t.
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