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DT 31057

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31057
Hints and tips by Huntsman

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BD Rating – Difficulty *  Enjoyment ***

A pretty miserable looking start to the day here in Harpenden so can’t muster up any enthusiasm for golf this afternoon.

Today’s offering from our regular Tuesday compiler is, in my view, pretty much on a par with yesterday’s puzzle in terms of difficulty. As ever concisely clued & entertaining with perhaps slightly more straightforward wordplay than can sometimes be the case with Anthony Plumb puzzles. I don’t anticipate many will require any help from the (hopefully correct) hints below but they’re there with the usual assortment of tunes.

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