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ST 3391 (Hints)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3391 (Hints)

Hints and tips by Senf

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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, on some mornings this week, the mercury has started dipping below zero!

For me, and I stress for me,© Dada about the friendliest he gets again.  Some guessing required and an unindicated German word.  Five anagrams (no partials), two lurkers (not hinted, so don’t forget the ‘if all else fails look for . . .’, and one homophone, all in a symmetric not great value for money 26 clues; with 13 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid, all BRB verified where necessary, you should/might be able to get some of the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues. I hope you have your Crimson Tomes at hand! You might even need your favourite e-search ‘assistant’!

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Toughie 3391

Toughie No 3391 by Beam
Hints and tips by Gazza

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

Thanks to Beam for a fairly straightforward and enjoyable puzzle with little to frighten the gee-gees. I only required BRB assistance to verify the second bit of 17d. I originally thought that there was an error in 13a but now I’m not so sure.
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