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DT 30571

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30571
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Nice & sunny here in Harpenden at present but wet stuff on the way unfortunately & not sure if I’ll manage to get out for a walk before it arrives.… Continue reading

DT 30565

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30565
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My weather app confidently indicates the rain will miss us here in Harpenden today so a good walk looks possible before an afternoon visit to the dentist.… Continue reading

DT 30553

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30553
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A gloomy start to proceedings here in Harpenden & maybe a wee bit of rain on the way but my trusty Home & Dry weather app says it will be a dry afternoon so some outdoor exercise looks possible.… Continue reading

DT 30517

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30517
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Looks like we’ve a wet one today so it’ll be another day of finding things to amuse myself with in order to put off attending to domestic chores.… Continue reading

DT 30511

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30511
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Looks like another cold one but at least the sun has just popped out here in Harpenden. I see the Telegraph’s guide (in Features today)  to a healthy 2024 advises exercising out in the cold for Feb having cut back on the booze during Jan.… Continue reading

DT 30481

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,481
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Well it’s brightened up for the moment here in Harpenden but my weather app tells me there is more heavy stuff on the way so no repeat of yesterday’s lovely December day.… Continue reading

DT 30475

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,475
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Another miserable rainy day of Stygian gloom here in Harpenden – give me crisp & cold any day providing there’s no white stuff – so it’s an opportunity to catch up on films at the cinema.… Continue reading

DT 30469

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,469
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Having hardly ventured out during yesterday’s thoroughly miserable day the sun is shining here in Harpenden today so an opportunity to catch up on some much needed exercise beckons.… Continue reading

DT 30463

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,463
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Grey and overcast here but not much rain in the forecast so a good walk looks on the cards. The same grid for the third week on the bounce so we can safely assume it is an AP production.… Continue reading

DT 30457

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,457
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It’s a miserable day here in Harpenden with heavy rain on the way so reckon an afternoon walk not the best of ideas. A repeat of last week’s grid so we can safely assume it is an AP production.… Continue reading