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DT 30893 (full review)

by Rahmat Ali  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30893

A full review by Rahmat Ali

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This puzzle was published on 5th April 2025

BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****

Greetings from Kolkata. A great, lovely Saturday puzzle from NYDK that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and significant comments.
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DT 30897

by Shabbo  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30897
Hints and tips by Shabbo

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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***

Good morning from sunny Welwyn Garden City.  I hope the weather is being kind to you, wherever you are.

It didn’t take me long to realise that this puzzle is the handiwork of RayT, albeit in fairly benign mood.  Please let us know how you got on. I am still struggling with the Quickie Pun.  Any help gratefully received.  The current Mrs Shabbo has come to the rescue!

In the blog below, the definition element of each clue has been underlined, anagrams are CAPITALISED and the crossword technique “indicator words” are in brackets. The answers are concealed under the “Click Here” buttons.  Please leave a comment telling us how you got on and what you thought of the puzzle.  Please also try to be positive – it’s only a bit of fun.

Thank you, Ray.

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Toughie 3458

by crypticsue  

Toughie  No 3458 by Prime

Hints and Tips by crypticsue

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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****

A just right for a  Wednesday Toughie with lots to enjoy, including two opportunities for multiple ear worms!

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DT 30896

by Senf  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30896

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BD Rating – Difficulty 2.5* – Enjoyment 4.5*

A very good Wednesday morning from Winnipeg where, as suggested by the Clipart above, today is my 500th blog; totally eclipsed by Crypticsue, Gazza, and Prolixic of course, but, among the mere mortals, doing quite well – 426 Sunday Puzzles, including the first Sunday Toughie, and 74 assorted SPPs and Back Pagers.… Continue reading

DT 30895

by Huntsman  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30895
Hints and tips by Huntsman

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BD Rating – Difficulty *   Enjoyment ***/****

Another glorious day here in Harpenden & perfect for ⛳️. Instead I’ve the twin joys of the osteopath & visit number 4 to the dentist to look forward to – not cheap but at least The Donald’s looking after my pension pot.

Any that found Monday’s steak a bit chewy will savour the filet mignon served up by the Prof today –  it cuts like a knife through butter & was very tasty. Nowt to 1a the horses & it shouldn’t present too much of a 14d. I doubt many will need any hints (hopefully correct) + there are the usual music clips for those interested.

In the following hints, definitions are underlined, indicators are mostly in parentheses, and answers are revealed by clicking where shown as usual. Please leave a comment below on how you got on with the puzzle.

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DT 30894

by Smylers  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30894

Hints and tips by Smylers

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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****

Good morning. Last week I said I found the crossword harder than any recent Monday backpager, but I think today’s puzzle has topped that: by the time I’d been through all of the across clues, I’d only entered 2 answers! But YMMV — there was such a range of views on how hard last Monday’s was that it would’ve been impossible to give a rating that matched even a majority of commenters, let alone all of them. Today’s puzzle is ideally suited to fans of reversing things.

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