January 19, 2026 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

DT 31140

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31140

Hints and tips by Falcon

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BD Rating  –  Difficulty ** –  Enjoyment ***

Greetings from Ottawa, where we are currently experiencing fairly typical winter weather (daytime highs of -5C) but a cold snap is forecast for next weekend when the high temperature is slated to be -20C (BRRR!) – although Senf will probably tell me that’s warm.

Again this week we have a fairly gentle introductory puzzle from X-Type (presumably).

In the hints below, underlining identifies precise definitions and cryptic definitions, FODDER is capitalized, and indicators are italicized. The answers will be revealed by clicking on the ANSWER buttons.

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