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DT 31168

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31168

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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"

DT 31144

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31144

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty *** Enjoyment ***

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"

DT 31132

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31132

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty ** Enjoyment ****

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"

DT 31126

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31126

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty **** Enjoyment ***

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"

DT 31120

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31120

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty *** Enjoyment ***

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"

DT 31114

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31114

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty *** Enjoyment ***

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"