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DT 26881

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26881

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I’m still knackered for my excesses of the last couple of days, so in many ways I was grateful that I was able to complete this puzzle quickly while still half-asleep.  To be fair it fits the brief for a back-page puzzle but without causing me to get the blue highlighter out.  I started top left and worked steadily through, none of the clues requiring more than a second glance.  Many thanks to Gazza for standing in for me yesterday.

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