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Friday’s current setter is Don Manley who is also known as Giovanni, Duck, Pasquale, Quixote, and Bradman (all punningly connected with the name Don or Donald)

Toughie 3724

by Gazza  

Toughie No 3724 by Dharma
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****

Enjoyable but very gentle for a Friday Toughie – thanks to Dharma. Having a single 3-letter anagram did seem slightly odd and I wondered whether there had been a last-minute change to what had been intended to be an anagram-free puzzle.
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DT 31294

by Mr K  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31294

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

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I found today’s grid fill fairly straightforward, but parsing some clues took some serious head-scratching. Perhaps I’m just tired. I have just installed a new plug-in that restores comment editing and deletion following the recent upgrade to the site’s core software, so feel free to type fast and correct up to 8 minutes later. Continue reading "DT 31294"

Toughie 3720

by crypticsue  

Toughie No 3720 by Elgar

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

A proper Friday Toughie, but then we would expect nothing less from Elgar

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Toughie 3716

by Gazza  

Toughie No 3716 by Luxor
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***

Luxor has upped his difficulty level a bit since his last Toughie and has given us an enjoyable challenge – thanks to him. I thought at one stage that we were heading for a pangram but it was not to be.
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DT 31277 (Full Review)

by Rahmat Ali  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31277

A full review by Rahmat Ali

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This puzzle was published on 27th June 2026

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

Greetings from Kolkata. A truly interesting 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 31277 (Full Review)”