August 19, 2026 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

DT 31322

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31322
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 to be the hardest of the week so far, but everything is fairly clued.  I didn’t know the definition in 1a, or the little ‘un in 22a, which has put me off certain dairy products for life!  My favourites were 13a, 28a and 11d.  I also liked the Quickie pun.  Many thanks to our setter.

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Sunday Toughie No 237 (full review)

Sunday Toughie No 237  by Hudson
Full Review by Gazza

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This puzzle was published on 09/08/26

What a lovely surprise to find that Hudson has joined the ranks of the Sunday Toughie setters with this cracking puzzle.

Across Clues

1a Fish cut by sailor (8)
SKIPJACK: a verb to cut or skive off (school, say) and a common word (often followed by ‘tar’) for a sailor. Continue reading “Sunday Toughie No 237 (full review)”

ST 3381 (Full Review)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3381

A full review by Rahmat Ali

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This puzzle was published on 9th August 2026

BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Greetings from Kolkata. Dada has given us a slightly tough puzzle this Sunday that was still enjoyable to solve and now I present to you a full review of his puzzle. Hope to have your valuable feedback and comments. Continue reading “ST 3381 (Full Review)”