Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31158
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BD Rating – Difficulty ★ – Enjoyment ★★★★
Hello. My cast is off, so I have both hands available for typing again. My left wrist is still weak though: things I’ve recently discovered I’m still unable to do include stabbing a piece of (raw) carrot with a fork, and clap. I was at a black-tie industry dinner on Friday, which mainly seemed to exist so that the people who organized it could all thank each other in turn; I ended up miming a lot of applauding.
Anyway, on to today’s Telegraph cryptic crossword, which I found perfect for those who prefer more straightforward crosswords on a Monday. There was no obscure vocabulary, so if the 13-year-old doesn’t have any homework today, I’m considering printing this out for them to do instead.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31146
Hints and tips by Smylers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ★★ – Enjoyment ★★★★
Welcome to today’s Telegraph cryptic crossword, which I hope you enjoyed as much as I did. I had planned an intro and a book review, as usual, but the time I’d set aside yesterday evening for typing them I instead spent solving Chris Lancaster’s poignant Toughie — for which I make no apology. If, like me, you aren’t really a Toughie-level solver, I still recommend giving this one a go; with lots of help from Sloop John Bee’s hints (and a little assistance from some letter-matching software), it is possible to get there.
I hope everybody has fun at this website’s Birthday Bash next weekend. Sorry I can’t be with you this year; I shall miss seeing you all. And if you haven’t heard of this, everybody reading this is welcome — click the link in the previous sentence for details.
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