Toughie No 3634 by Weatherman
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ***
Day: 11 February 2026
DT 31160
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31160
Hints and Tips by Deansleigh
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** Enjoyment ****
Good morning everyone, and welcome to the Wednesday blog. I found today’s puzzle to be quite tricky, but that may have been because I was still half asleep when I started solving it! A couple of the answers were new to me, and several clues took me a while to parse, pushing my solving time into 3* territory. There were plenty of concise and elegant clues and I found it difficult to pick a winner. I particularly liked the podgy husband in 27a, the binge session in 1d and the tipsy Democrat in 16d, but my favourite today is the naked Beatle in 13a. Many thanks to today’s setter. Continue reading “DT 31160”
Sunday Toughie 210 (Review)
Sunday Toughie No 210 by proXimal
Review by
Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 1st February 2026
Sorry it’s a bit late, I thought I scheduled this with the other BB puzzles
ST 3354 (Full Review)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3354
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 1st February 2026
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Kolkata. A slightly tough but intelligible puzzle from Dada this Sunday that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a full review of the puzzle for your meticulous perusal and valuable feedback. Continue reading “ST 3354 (Full Review)”