A Puzzle by Buddy
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DT 31097 (Hints)
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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Chris Lancaster
As some of you may know, the Daily Telegraph’s brilliant puzzles editor, not to mention compiler, Chris Lancaster was sadly diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) a while ago. He has written a very moving and detailed, yet humorous account of the challenges of living with this dreadful condition in today’s newspaper.… Continue reading
Toughie 3592
Toughie No 3592 by Elgar
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
Elgar is a smidgen trickier than he was two weeks ago but there are a host of cracking clues here and I enjoyed the challenge. When writing the hints I did notice the large number of reversals.
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DT 31096
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31096
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to a Friday puzzle that felt more straightforward than recent offerings in this slot. Continue reading "DT 31096"
DT 31091 (Full Review)
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)”
Toughie 3591
Toughie No 3591 by Kcit
Hints and tips by ALP
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BD Rating – Toughie difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
I pretty much flew through this, largely via definitions. A spot of reverse parsing was required, with a couple of synonyms prompting some scrolling – 28a’s “small child”, for one. But it’s all very fair. There is, perhaps, a little vocab, but once you’ve seen 1a you never forget it and, though, botany remains my nemesis, 3d is clearly built. All yours. Continue reading “Toughie 3591”
EV 1721 (Solution)
DT 31095
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31095
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning, fellow puzzlers.
Once again, I am unable to help you on Guess the Setter. I found this most enjoyable despite the spattering of politics and taxation! My ticks are for 12a, 2d, 4d and 17d, with CoD awarded to the lovely cryptic definition at 27a.
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.
Many thanks to our mystery setter and to the DT Crossword Team.
Toughie 3590
Toughie No 3590 by Silvanus
Hints and tips by ALP
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BD Rating – Toughie difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Sue is still bouncing back, so I’m afraid you’ve got me again. But I’m delighted to blog another Silvanus – only my second. Whip-smart as always. The top left stumped me initially but I quickly moved on and it all flowed pretty smoothly from there. As we know, there’s always a way in. It just wasn’t the NW! All yours.