Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30865
Hints and tips by Huntsman
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** Enjoyment ***
After a decidedly chilly start it’s looking like another lovely spring day here in Harpenden – if this keeps up there’ll be half a chance of my sodden golf course finally drying out & the trolley ban being lifted.
Another typically gentle Tuesday puzzle which I assume is from our regular setter (Senf will advise re the grid). It took me a tad longer to complete than yesterday but was all over pretty quickly so I don’t expect it will cause problems for too many. Enjoyable, concisely clued & I particularly liked the way the surface reads at 14&16a and later at 27&28d seemed related. As ever there’s an assortment of tunes to accompany the hopefully correct hints.
In the following hints, definitions are underlined, indicators are mostly in parentheses, and answers are revealed by clicking where shown as usual. Please leave a comment below on how you got on with the puzzle.