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DT 31339

by Huntsman  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31339

Hints and tips by Huntsman

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BD Rating – Difficulty *  Enjoyment ****

Well it’s been a damp start to the day here in Harpenden and there seems to be plenty more to come. Fortunately tomorrow looks ok for ⛳️ which I’m looking forward to having shot my lowest gross score for 3 years yesterday – no doubt a freakish aberration.

Today we have the usual gentle Tuesday puzzle from Anthony Plumb which  as ever is nicely clued throughout & very enjoyable. I thought it a little trickier than yesterday so I’ll be interested to see what others make of it.

Ray T is on duty over in t’other place with a very gentle anagram free Beamer that really isn’t more, if at all, difficult than this one so well worth having a stab at. Whybird is on hand with some afternoon tunes & to provide a nudge if required.

As usual there is a selection of music to enjoy or ignore.

In the hints below the definition element of each clue has been underlined, anagrams are CAPITALISED & the crossword technique “indicator words” are in brackets. The answers are concealed under the Click Here buttons. Please leave a comment below telling us what you thought & how you got on with the puzzle.

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DT 31338

by Smylers  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31338

Hints and tips by Smylers

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BD Rating – Difficulty ★ – Enjoyment ★★★★

Hello. It’s Monday, and the start of a new crosswording week. Our children still aren’t back at school yet (one starts on Wednesday and t’other on Thursday). Maybe I should suggest they have a go at this crossword?

On Saturday we visited RHS Garden Harlow Carr in Harrogate, where we saw this impressive Kingfisher:

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Toughie 3751

by ALP  

Toughie No 3751 by Karla
Hints and tips by ALP

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BD Rating – Toughie difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****

Breezy, elegant and fair. Nowt outré. Only 18a’s “granny possibly” and 15d’s “right” caused the very briefest of pauses. Karla does like to sign his work and today is no exception – just look for a K down below and meander upwards. Knowing him, he may well have secreted summat else in there but, if so, I didn’t clock it! The floor’s all yours.

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Toughie 3750

by crypticsue  

Toughie No 3750 by Donnybrook

Hints and Tips by crypticsue

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

This turned out to be tougher than I expected when I saw the setter’s name (shown correctly in the newspaper but originally on line showing the setter’s real name rather than his pseudonym)  I think a fair amount of that can be attributed to working out what was going on in 3d/6a, especially as I hadn’t heard of the 9a 26a.  One of those crosswords that was easier to explain then to solve

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DT 31334

by Deansleigh  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31334
Hints and Tips by Deansleigh

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

Good morning everyone, and welcome to the midweek back-pager blog.  I found today’s puzzle quite challenging – an excellent Wednesday workout.  My favourite from a plethora of fine clues is the naked president in 22a.  I also enjoyed the Quickie pun.  Many thanks to our setter.

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