Toughie No 3688 by Elgar
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
Category: Crosswords
Hints and tips for completing Daily Telegraph Cryptic crosswords
EV 1745 (Solution)
DT 31240
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31240
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to a solid Friday puzzle. Continue reading "DT 31240"
DT 31235 (Full Review)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31235
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 9th May 2026
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A nice and straightforward 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 31235 (Full Review)”
Toughie 3687
Toughie No 3687 by Kcit
Hints and tips by ALP
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BD Rating – Toughie difficulty * – Enjoyment **/***
Pleasantly straightforward. 1a is arguably the trickiest clue but, having seen “birdwatching” used in a similar way recently, it flew in. Otherwise it will need checkers and/or some lateral thinking. A quintessentially Kcit puzzle, I’d say: all his usual traits are here and I can’t imagine (m)any problems. Still, you’ll be the judge of that! The floor is yours. Continue reading “Toughie 3687”
DT 31239
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31239
Hints and Tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** Enjoyment ****
Thanks to today’s setter for an enjoyable and reasonably gentle challenge.
Continue reading “DT 31239”
Toughie 3686
Toughie No 3686 by Stick Insect
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty <* – Enjoyment ****
DT 31238
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31238
Hints and Tips by Deansleigh
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BD Rating – Difficulty * Enjoyment ****
Good morning everyone, and welcome to the Wednesday back-pager blog. I must have tuned into the setter’s wavelength fairly quickly this morning, because I found today’s puzzle to be quite gentle for a Wednesday. (I even had time to complete today’s Toughie, which is well worth having a go at.) At one point I thought this was going to be a pangram, but I think it’s three letters short. Amongst some excellent concise and witty clues, my favourites were the angry Americans in 13a, the suspect material in 17a, and the plus-sized old flame in 4d. I also liked the Quickie pun. Many thanks to our setter.
Sunday Toughie 223 (Review)
Sunday Toughie No 223 by Zandio
Review by
Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 3rd of May 2026
ST 3367 (Full Review)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3367
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 22nd May 2026
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A slightly tough yet entertaining Sunday puzzle from Dada that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a full review for your kind perusal and valuable feedback. Continue reading “ST 3367 (Full Review)”