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Sunday Toughie 49 (Hints)

Sunday Toughie No 49 by Robyn

Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee

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Happy New Year to all.

What is 'First-Foot' at New Years?

I found this a bit of a grind last night but maybe because my nightcap of Bunnahabhain Toiteach a Dhà (smoky too) was delayed by some noisy fireworks and tricky parsing.

Here we go…

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DT 49

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 49

Hints and tips by Big Dave

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

I managed to pick this up from CluedUp when I asked for today’s puzzle.  You can get to it by entering 49 into the puzzle number in the Search Puzzle Archive on the main crossword puzzles page.  You will find that it is dated today!  It also uses exactly the same grid as DT 26045 – coincidence?

Maybe it was just the biorhythms, but I found this to be a little harder than the average Monday puzzle. There are enough charades today for a whole TV program (for those who remember “Give Us a Clue”).

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