March 18, 2026 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Toughie 3654

Toughie  No 3654 by Django

Hints and Tips by crypticsue

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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ***/****Enjoyment ****

As usual, Django provides another very entertaining mid-week level Toughie. … Continue reading

DT 31190

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31190
Hints and Tips by Deansleigh

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

Good morning everyone, and welcome to the midweek back-pager blog.  I found today’s puzzle relatively gentle for a Wednesday: I was heading for my quickest solve of the week, until the app inexplicably threw all my answers away and I had to start again.  There are several culinary references today, which left me feeling quite peckish.  There is also an excellent Quickie pun.  Amongst my favourite clues were 4a, 16a, 24a and 14d, but my top spot goes to the topical 4d.  Many thanks to today’s setter.

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ST 3359 (Full Review)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3359

A full review by Rahmat Ali

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This puzzle was published on 8th March 2026

BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Greetings from Kolkata. This Sunday, Dada set a slightly tough puzzle that I enjoyed solving. I have also written a full review of it for your kind perusal and valuable feedback. Continue reading “ST 3359 (Full Review)”