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DT 30987

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30987
Hints and tips by Huntsman

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BD Rating – Difficulty **  Enjoyment ***

Overcast  here in Harpenden this morning & with rain in the forecast this afternoon so no golf.

Shabbo is off to Suffolk hence our swap which takes me out of my Anthony Plumb comfort zone. I was expecting a Smooth production but pretty certain it’s not one of his & wouldn’t like to hazard a guess at who the setter is. I found it pretty straightforward other than some doubt as to what to underline in a couple of the clues. There’s rather a lot of GK which I guess is fine if you’re familiar with it so I’ll be interested to see what others think.

Great to see some new commenters on yesterday’s blog. I do hope that having de-lurked they comment again.

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