Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31121
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 27th December 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Wishing you all a Very Very Happy and Prosperous New Year 2026 from Kolkata. 2025 was an insignis annus for me. I passed my Master’s in Public Administration from the Indira Gandhi National Open University with the results declared in March 2025 and I will be getting the degree at the University’s forthcoming Convocation, expected in March 2026. I also passed the second semester examination of M.Sc. (Environmental Science) held in June 2025 and will have appeared in all the papers of the third semester before the publication of my next review. I also appeared at the first year examination of M.A. (Education) held in December 2025. Alongside my studies, I continued teaching the Portuguese language at the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture here in the city and at the other end of the globe here at Big Dave’s Crossword Blog, sixty full reviews penned by me were published in addition to nine more of my puzzles (one in 2023 and seven in 2024) in Rookie Corner from where I earned a promotion to Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle with my first puzzle appearing on 6 December. All said and done, I owe a great deal of gratitude in this regard to my mentors at this world’s biggest and undoubtedly the best crossword blog.
A nice, brilliant Saturday puzzle from NYDK that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and significant feedback. Continue reading “DT 31121 (Full Review)”
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3348
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 21st December 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A fairly gentle puzzle from Dada this Sunday that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a full review of his puzzle for your kind perusal and worthwhile comments. Continue reading “ST 3348 (Full Review)”
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31115
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 20th December 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A very pleasant Saturday puzzle from the setter that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and significant feedback. Continue reading “DT 31115 (Full Review)”
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3347
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 14th December 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A pleasant and gentle puzzle from Dada this Sunday that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a full review of his puzzle for your kind perusal and valuable comments. Continue reading “ST 3347 (Full Review)”
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31109
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 13th December 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A nice, challenging Saturday puzzle from NYDK that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and significant feedback. Continue reading “DT 31109 (Full Review)”
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3346
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 7th December 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A slightly tough puzzle from Dada this Sunday that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a full review of the same for your kind perusal and valuable feedback. Continue reading “ST 3346 (Full Review)”
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31103
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 6th December 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A truly brilliant and superb Saturday puzzle from NYDK that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and significant feedback. Continue reading “DT 31103 (Full Review)”
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3345
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 30th November 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A straightforward and gentle puzzle from Dada this Sunday that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a full review of his puzzle for your kind perusal and valuable feedback. Continue reading “ST 3345 (Full Review)”
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31097
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 29th November 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment *****
Greetings from Kolkata. A nice, lovely Saturday puzzle from a special team that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and significant feedback. Continue reading “DT 31097 (Full Review)”
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3344
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 23rd November 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A truly tough yet entertaining puzzle from Dada this Sunday that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a full review of the same for your kind perusal and valuable feedback. Continue reading “ST 3344 (Full Review)”