September 12, 2025 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 3548

Toughie No 3548 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Gazza

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

This is a proper 19d from Osmosis with loads of clever wordplay, a lack of anagrams and a minimum of obscurities. I made solid progress through the puzzle until I got held up (largely due to 7d) in the NE corner. Many thanks to our setter for the entertainment.
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DT 31030

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31030

Hints and tips by Mr K

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty **** Enjoyment ***

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday.  We have a fun puzzle today, where a few clues required some head scratching to parse once I had finished the battle to complete the SW portion of the grid.  No Idea who set this one, so I hope that they’ll drop in later to claim it. Continue reading "DT 31030"

DT 31025 (Full Review)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31025

A full review by Rahmat Ali

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This puzzle was published on 6th September 2025

BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Greetings from Kolkata. A nice, entertaining Saturday puzzle from NYDK that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and significant feedback. Continue reading “DT 31025 (Full Review)”