March 9, 2026 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Day: 9 March 2026

DT 31182

by Smylers  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31182

Hints and tips by Smylers

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BD Rating – Difficulty ★★ – Enjoyment ★★★★

Hello from Ilkley. Here are some photos from a day trip this weekend — where did we go? (People from Yorkshire, please let others answer first!)

a child looking at a small statue of a green dragon artwork of a frog on a unicycle, made out of metal pieces and mounted on a wall, on a bright background
a Georgian brick house, with 2 chimney stacks on the roof, 5 windows along the top floor, and 2 each side of a grand-looking door on the bottom floor with pillars either side and steps leading up to it an old-fashioned portable writing desk, with some letters, a bottle of ink, and some sealing wafers

I liked all the clues in today’s Telegraph cryptic crossword. I got fewer answers on the first pass than I often do on Mondays, so I’ve rated it ★★ rather than ★ for difficulty. But several of the ones I skipped were those I’d successfully identified as anagrams, which I find hard to work out until I have crossing letters; if you’re somebody who can solve anagrams straight away, you may find it easier than I did.

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