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DT Cryptic No 25848

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25848

A similar puzzle to yesterday

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Yesterday was a big day here on Big Dave’s Blog – for the first time there were over 1000 hits on the site.  This was partly because it was the first daily cryptic that was covered in detail, and partly due to some excellent mentions on Times for the Times and Fifteensquared, for which I would like to thank Peter and Neil respectively.  Peter also contributed to yesterday’s comments.

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DT Cryptic No 25847

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 25847

A nice easy one to start the week

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Don’t forget the highlighted words link to items of interest

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Toughie No 90

Toughie No 90 by Elgar

A challenging puzzle with two long phrases

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Woke up this morning to find that the light dusting of snow that has been around for a few days has been replaced by a full carpet – I have added a new picture  to the Gallery.  As a new feature, started yesterday with “Freight Train”, some hints link to supplementary information!!

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