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DT 28012

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28012

A full review by crypticsue

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BD Rating – Difficulty *** Enjoyment **

This puzzle was published on Saturday, 16th January 2016

I took a much longer time than usual to get to grips with this particular Prize Puzzle – had the cold weather made my brain freeze? did the dental references put me off ? (I don’t like going to the dentist) or was it that it had been so long since I’d had one of those ‘bars’ in 9a that I’d forgotten all about them?

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DT 28012 (Hints)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28012 (Hints)

Big Dave’s Saturday Crossword Club

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Thanks for your patience during the severe performance problems encountered this week.  This was due, in part, to the phenomenal success of the blog.  Some features, like the big red box that pops up on prize puzzles, have had to be dropped because they were using excessive resources, even when not actively being displayed.  Among others that have been dropped, the calendar widget can now be seen only on the calendar and Google search pages.  BD


As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, an assortment of clues, including some of the more difficult ones, have been selected and hints provided for them.

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