Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31180
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Continue reading "DT 31180"
Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Continue reading "DT 31180"
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Today we have a puzzle where intricate wordplay and complex letter algebra trumps everything else. Continue reading "DT 31168"
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to a most excellent Friday crossword. Lots of smiles in this one. Continue reading "DT 31162"
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Continue reading "DT 31156"
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Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Continue reading "DT 31150"
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Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Lots of complex wordplay in this puzzle, so I found myself reverse engineering the parsing of several clues. Continue reading "DT 31144"
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Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. This puzzle was a quick solve that managed to be very enjoyable. I congratulate our setter. Continue reading "DT 31132"
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Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Today I couldn’t fully parse one clue or get the Quickie pun, so not a great start to the year for me. Continue reading "DT 31126"
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Hello, everyone, and welcome to the final Friday puzzle of 2025. I struggled to get on wavelength today, likely the result of trying to hint alter an indulgent Christmas Day. Continue reading "DT 31120"
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Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I found today’s grid fill fairly straightforward, but there were a few clues where figuring out the parsing took some time . Continue reading "DT 31114"