December 5, 2025 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 3596

Toughie No 3596 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Gazza

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Thanks to Sparks for an enjoyable puzzle.

When I was writing in the answers I noticed the number of high-scoring letters in Scrabble and thought that we might be heading for a triple pangram. Actually we seem to be a single Q short of the triple so only have a still impressive double pangram.
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DT 31102

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31102

Hints and tips by Mr K

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty *** Enjoyment ***

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday.  Today we have an enjoyable pangram.  I have no idea who created it, so I hope they drop in later to claim it.  Continue reading "DT 31102"

DT 31097 (Full Review)

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31097

A full review by Rahmat Ali

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This puzzle was published on 29th November 2025

BD Rating – Difficulty *Enjoyment *****

Greetings from Kolkata. A nice, lovely Saturday puzzle from a special team that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and significant feedback. Continue reading “DT 31097 (Full Review)”