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Toughie 100009

Toughie No 100009 by proXimal

Bah Humbug!

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I feel like Scrooge today.  I usually look forward to the Christmas, online only, Toughie but I found this to be a lack-lustre slog, unlike the Double Toughie which I have completed but am still trying to resolve some of the wordplay (is it me, or is the anagram in 4 Across flawed – I am missing an “O” and have a spare “I”?Continue reading

DT 100009

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 100009

Hints and tips by Father Christmas

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Cor blimey me, as if I aven’t got enough to do this morning after me busiest night of the year.… Continue reading