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DT 31137

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31137

Hints and Tips by Senf

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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****

A very good Thursday morning from Winnipeg.  No doubt that the Master of Brevity is today’s setter, but not the first leg of a Dream Team Thursday, Kcit is on Toughie duty, just a sprinkling of the usual indicators between this puzzle and the Quickie are in evidence.  I haven’t calculated average words per clue – I am assuming it is 5 ± a decimal point or two.

For me, etc© (I have to say that for Terence), an enjoyable puzzle which caused several pauses for thought for solving and parsing.  I hope you have your Crimson Tomes at hand!

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