Toughie No 3618 by Light
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty */** – Enjoyment *****
Tag: Answers
DT 31136
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31136
Hints and Tips by Deansleigh
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BD Rating – Difficulty * Enjoyment ***
Good morning from Hampshire, where the winter sun has made a welcome appearance after yesterday’s relentless rain. I found this puzzle to be fairly gentle for a midweek back-pager, and it was my quickest solve of the week so far. 7d and 13d both made it onto my podium today, but my favourite has to be the superb 12a. Many thanks to today’s setter.
In the hints below the definition element of each clue has been underlined, anagrams are CAPITALISED and indicator words (e.g. anagram indicators) are in brackets. The answers are concealed under the Click Here buttons.
Sunday Toughie 206 (Review)
Sunday Toughie No 206 by Light
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 4th January 2026 Continue reading “Sunday Toughie 206 (Review)”
ST 3350 (Full Review)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3350
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 4th January 2026
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A lovely, entertaining puzzle from Dada this Sunday that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a full review of his puzzle for your kind reading and valuable comments. Continue reading “ST 3350 (Full Review)”
Toughie 3617
Toughie No 3617 by Hudson
Hints and tips by Whybird
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment *****
Welcome to the Toughie week, and what a way to start it! Hudson has given us a treat. Given some of the pieces of general knowledge I had to check up, I would not have described this as a Floughie, but I found I had completed it in Floughie time. In fact, my only criticism is that it was all over too soon – another 15 or 20 clues at this standard would have been very welcome indeed. There are some great surfaces, with some sneakiness and some clever crypticness, all set out in concise terms. What’s not to love? I’ve selected 2d, 11a, 15d and 19a for my Roll of Honour, but there are so many to choose from, it might have been easier to pick the few that were merely “good”. Thank you, Hudson, for a cracking puzzle, although 2d has caused some angst with having to avoid it in the hints!
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Toughie 3616
Toughie No 3616 by Elgar
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
DT 31132
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31132
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. This puzzle was a quick solve that managed to be very enjoyable. I congratulate our setter. Continue reading "DT 31132"
DT 31127 (Full Review)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31127
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 3rd January 2026
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A nice, entertaining 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 31127 (Full Review)”
Toughie 3615
Toughie No 3615 by Beam
Hints and tips by ALP
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BD Rating – Toughie difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
The usual synonym work-out from Beam who has dreamed up more alternatives for “run” than I would have thought possible! Sweetheart and Queen both make a welcome re-appearance. Some lateral thinking may be required but it’s fairly straightforward. All yours.
