Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31115 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club
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Today is the start of Christmas for many, but we only have one seasonal clue today. I am sure there will be more before the big day. I still have a stock-take to do, so I will be spending Monday and Tuesday up an enormous scissor lift counting screws!
I assume I have been overthinking 22a, but I still have niggling doubts as to the parsing there. I am also unsure as to the setter today, so the Charles III pound coin with the bees on will remain in my coin wallet.
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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)”
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31109 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by Gazza)
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No prizes for guessing who today’s setter is. He’s given us a very enjoyable puzzle.… Continue reading
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)”
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31103 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club
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Sloop here again, I thought I might have had to go down on bended knee to be here again, but I guess that Sue’s is still a bit sensitive to knee comments.
Five linked solutions that are anagrams or partial anagrams have curtailed my hinting of 14a and 16d clues today, but I hope you find enough checkers to fill the lights.
I’m providing hints for what I consider to be some of the harder clues. If you’re really stuck on one of the clues I haven’t hinted I may provide a bit more help. However, I have to take Mama Bee out Christmas shopping/coffee drinking, so beware of the naughty step, as no cake is available.
Please check out Rahmat Ali’s review on Friday; they are always informative and worth a read. They will explain this clever puzzle much more than I can in the hints.
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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)”
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31097 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by Gazza)
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We have a special Prize Puzzle today which is a superb tribute to the Telegraph’s Puzzles Editor with all the across answers contributing. Chris Lancaster himself has also written a very moving account of living with the horrible disease that he’s suffering from (MND) – you can read that by following the link contained in this post: https://bigdave44.com/2025/11/29/chris-lancaster/
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31091
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 22nd November 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. An excellent 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 31091 (Full Review)”
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31091 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by Cryptic-Sloop)
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I am standing in for Crypticsue today. I hope she recovers soon as I found this quite tricky for a SPP. I am hopeless at setter spotting, but with a couple of nice linked clues, I suspect this may be the work of Donnybrook.
A generous 16a and 16d clues and I have hinted half.
I’m providing hints for what I consider to be some of the harder clues. If you’re really stuck on one of the clues I haven’t hinted I may provide a bit more help. However, I have to take Mama Bee out shopping/coffee drinking so beware of the naughty step as no cake is available.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31085
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 15th November 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A slight tough but entertaining 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 31085 (Full Review)”