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Toughie 3120

Toughie No 3120 by Elgar

Hints and tips by Dutch

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Another great Friday Toughie

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1a    Boff one receives from draught horse (6-5)

SUCKER-PUNCH: A word for ‘One receives from draught’ (as in pulling in air or liquid) and a kind of horse.… Continue reading

ST 3120

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3120

A full review by crypticsue

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This puzzle was published on 8th August 2021

BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

A Sunday Prize Puzzle from Dada that I found a bit trickier than ‘usual’, possibly because the grid is one of those where you solve one corner at a time.… Continue reading

ST 3120 (Hints)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3120 (Hints)

Hints and tips by Senf

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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where a weather summary for July was provided during the week – July was the 21st consecutive month of below average precipitation and the ‘dryest’ and the second ‘hottest’ month of that ilk in the 148 years since record keeping began, which has all lead to a plague of grasshoppers for the farmers to contend with..… Continue reading