Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31012
Hints and tips by Mr K
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Continue reading "DT 31012"
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DT 31007 (Full Review)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31007
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 16th August 2025
BD Rating –Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Toughie 3535
Toughie No 3535 by Beam
Hints and tips by ALP
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***/****
Typically with Beam, the trickery lies not so much in the construction but the synonyms.… Continue reading
DT 31011
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31011
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning, fellow puzzlers.
Well it is definitely not RayT today and I don’t think it is Silvanus either, so over to you, dear reader, for Guess the Setter. Senf – you might need more than one of your hard earned loonies for this one.
I think this is a lovely puzzle and perfectly pitched for a Thursday. What do you think?
As Daisy has freely admitted to being in her tenth decade, in the interests of safety and her own wellbeing, I will not be posting an image for 8d. Barely worth the risk.
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.
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Toughie 3534
Toughie No 3534 by Silvanus
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
DT 31010
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31010
Hints and Tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** Enjoyment ***
An enjoyable puzzle which should find favour with most solvers. There is an error (now corrected online) in the original clue for 4d. There are paired answers in all four corners of the grid – can you spot any more? Continue reading “DT 31010”
ST 3329 (Full Review)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3329
A full review by Rahmat Ali
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This puzzle was published on 10th August 2025
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 perusal and valuable feedback. Continue reading “ST 3329 (Full Review)”
Toughie 3533
Toughie No 3533 by Dada
Hints and tips by Whybird
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment *****
Welcome to the Toughie week from an overcast but dry Wirral.… Continue reading
DT 31009
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31009
Hints and tips by Huntsman
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** Enjoyment ***
It’s slowly starting to brighten up a bit here in Harpenden this morning so looks perfect for this afternoon’s scheduled battle with bats & ball on the links.
Today’s Plumb production is a reasonably straightforward proposition in terms of filling in the grid though I found one of the whys & a couple of the required synonyms less obvious. It’ll be interesting to see what others think.
In the hints below the definition element of each clue has been underlined, anagrams are CAPITALISED & the crossword technique “indicator words” are in brackets. The answers are concealed under the Click Here buttons. Please leave a comment below telling us what you thought & how you got on with the puzzle.