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DT 26157

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26157

A full analysis by Big Dave

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BD Rating – Difficulty *** Enjoyment **

My first thought was that this was one of the better Saturday puzzles, but on closer analysis I found it a bit dull. Perhaps solving it on the journey home from the White Horse jolly had something to do with it!

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DT 26157 – Hints

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26157 – Hints

Hints by Gazza

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment **

Big Dave is off on a jolly researching the latest developments in crossword theory today, so I’ve put together a few hints for the prize puzzle.
BD and Tilsit have complained often that the Saturday prize crossword, which should be the flagship product for the Telegraph, is not up to the standard of the other quality papers, and all I can say is that I agree.
Leave a comment with your views, and if you’re really stuck on a clue let me know and I’ll see what I can do. But, please don’t put any full or partial answers in your comments or they may be censored.
As usual, the full review of this puzzle will appear next Thursday, after the deadline for submitting entries has passed.

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