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Toughie 2490

Toughie No 2490 by Dada

Hints and tips by Zelda Fitzgerald

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Good morning from the village of Barrel where one falls asleep looking at Saturn and Jupiter and wakens to Magpies. Dozens of them. Downtown L I it ain’t but we are getting used to it. Continue reading “Toughie 2490”

ST 2490 – Review

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2490 – Review

A full analysis by Big Dave

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BD Rating – Difficulty **** Enjoyment ****

There have been a lot of good Sunday puzzles recently, and this was another.  Sorry for the late appearance of this review, but I’m still sorting out Friday morning’s computer crash.

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ST 2490 – Hints

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2490 – Hints

Selected hints by Big Dave

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BD Rating – Difficulty **** Enjoyment ****

After last week’s fiasco, today we have one of the best Sunday puzzles in a long time.  Please Sir, can we have some more like this?

A full analysis of this puzzle will be available at 12.00 next Friday, 3rd July.

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