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DT 29427

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29427

Hints and tips by Mr K

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty *** Enjoyment ****

Hello, everyone.  I found today’s puzzle to be an enjoyable and rewarding solve, with one or two parses requiring some head scratching.  For me, the top half mostly went in smoothly, but things got more tricky when it came to fitting everything in the bottom.  If our setter is reading, perhaps they could take a bow in the comments below (I have my suspicions – a regular who likes to sprinkle their puzzles with GK and include a couple of smooth long anagrams). Continue reading "DT 29427"