Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31195
Hints and tips by Huntsman
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BD Rating – Difficulty * Enjoyment ***
A Typically Tuesdayish puzzle, as Senf would say, that I assume is an Anthony Plumb production. I was going great guns solving in an anti-clockwise direction & on course to comfortably better yesterday’s solve time until a bit of brain fog near the finish line in the NE. As ever nicely clued throughout & very enjoyable too.
As usual there is a selection of music to enjoy or ignore.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31194
Hints and tips by Smylers
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BD Rating – Difficulty ★★ – Enjoyment ★★★
Hello. I’d claim it’s always a good time to visit Ilkley, but now’s a particularly good time, with it looking like this:
(Click to enlarge.)
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31193 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club
(hosted by crypticsue)
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Toughie No 3656 by Elgar
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty *****300 – Enjoyment ****
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31187
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 14th March 2026
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A tough 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 31187 (Full Review)”
Toughie No 3655 by Bandit
Hints and tips by ALP
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BD Rating – Toughie difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****/*****
Bandit makes a welcome second appearance with yet more cleverness and truly immaculate surfaces. A dollop of history (huzzah!) and a smidgeon of science (boo!) but all very fairly clued. All yours.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31191
Hints and Tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** Enjoyment ****
Thanks to today’s setter (I’ll leave you to guess his or her identity) for an entertaining puzzle.
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Toughie No 3654 by Django
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ****
As usual, Django provides another very entertaining mid-week level Toughie. … Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31190
Hints and Tips by Deansleigh
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BD Rating – Difficulty * Enjoyment ***/****
Good morning everyone, and welcome to the midweek back-pager blog. I found today’s puzzle relatively gentle for a Wednesday: I was heading for my quickest solve of the week, until the app inexplicably threw all my answers away and I had to start again. There are several culinary references today, which left me feeling quite peckish. There is also an excellent Quickie pun. Amongst my favourite clues were 4a, 16a, 24a and 14d, but my top spot goes to the topical 4d. Many thanks to today’s setter.
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