A Puzzle by Jaffa
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Month: May 2025
DT 30941 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30941 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by crypticsue)
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Toughie 3488
Toughie No 3488 by Elgar
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
DT 30940
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30940
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. . Continue reading "DT 30940"
DT 30935 (Full Review)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30935
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 24th May 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Toughie 3487
Toughie No 3487 by Beam
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Beam is being extremely gentle with us today and I doubt whether my hints will be required. Thanks to him for the puzzle.
Continue reading “Toughie 3487”
DT 30939
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30939
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
Today’s puzzle was a steady solve for me with plenty of smiles along the way and wonderfully smooth surface reads throughout. My very crowded podium consists of 1a, 10a, 13a, 17a, 2d, 8d and 16d, but I could have listed many more. The Quickie Pun also has a big tick on my paper.
When I am blogging, I tend to concentrate on the parsing of each clue and it is very easy to miss how good the surface reads are. I have just re-read all of the clues and the surfaces are quite outstanding, so I have increased my enjoyment rating to 5*. Take a bow, clever setter.
In the blog below, the definition element of each clue has been underlined, anagrams are CAPITALISED and the crossword technique “indicator words” are in brackets. The answers are concealed under the “Click Here” buttons. Please leave a comment telling us how you got on and what you thought of the puzzle. Please also try to be positive – it’s only a bit of fun.
Many thanks to our setter and the DT Crossword Team.
EV 1695 (Solution)
Toughie 3486
Toughie No 3486 by Prime
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
DT 30938
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30938
Hints and tips by Senf
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****
A very good Wednesday morning from Winnipeg where it is pleasantly spring time and getting warmer but we need some rain!
As I write this blog, on my Tuesday evening, the King is already back, or just about to be back, in the UK after his whirlwind ‘business’ trip to Canada which saw him ‘on the ground’ for 24 hours. I can ‘trump’ him (nothing to do with the Orange One); some years ago, when I was living and working in Delaware, I went to Düsseldorf and Köln on business for 19 hours – arriving at noon one day and departing at 7:00am, business completed, the next.
For me, etc (I have to say that for Terence), yet once more, I hope that I do not offend anyone, this was like a Monday puzzle, as Monday puzzles used to be, but with an appearance by the Reverend W A Spooner. The only Hmm I have is for the Pun. Whomsoever the setter is, thank you.