Toughie No 3674 by Beam
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
A typical Beam crossword which only took a tiny bit longer to solve than one of his Thursday back pagers
Day: 22 April 2026
DT 31220
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31220
Hints and Tips by Deansleigh
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** Enjoyment ***
Good morning everyone, and welcome to the midweek back-pager blog. For me, this was the hardest solve of the week so far. It took me a while to get the three long anagrams 1a, 1d and 8d, but once I’d cracked these everything else fell into place. I liked the cricketing misdirection in 17a and the dull French group in 3a, but my favourite today was the pachydermal pothead in 28a. There is also an excellent Quickie pun. Many thanks to our setter.
Sunday Toughie 220 (Review)
Sunday Toughie No 220 by proXimal
Review by
Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 12th April 2026
ST 3364 (Full Review)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3364
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 12th April 2026
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. An entertaining Sunday puzzle from Dada which I thoroughly enjoyed and I now present a full review of it. Your valuable feedback and comments in this regard are most welcome. Continue reading “ST 3364 (Full Review)”