Toughie No 3507 by Weatherman
Hints and tips by ALP
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
Weatherman slides fizzily into the Thursday slot with muscle and menace.… Continue reading
Tag: Telegraph
DT 30969
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30969
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
Good morning, fellow puzzlers.
RayT is in benign form today, or maybe I was just tuned in to his wavelength from the start. A concise and enjoyable puzzle, as ever, from the master of brevity. My gongs go to 10a, 11a, 18a, 8d, 18d and 20d. Which clues did you like?
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. Please also try to be positive – it’s only a bit of fun.
Many thanks to our setter and the DT Crossword Team.
EV1700 (Setter’s Blog)
EV1700
One Hundred with Seven Inside by Proximal
Setter’s Blog
Toughie 3506
Toughie No 3506 by Kcit
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
DT 30968
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30968
Hints and tips by Senf
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
A very good Wednesday morning from Winnipeg on this the 183rd day of the year. So, ignoring government mandated seasonal one hour time adjustments, at noon, wherever you live, it becomes all ‘downhill’ to 2026 – the ultimate ‘Hump Day’! ( HUMP DAY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary )
For me, etc (I have to say that for Terence), a very enjoyable and not overly challenging Wednesday puzzle with no sign of the Reverend W A Spooner. A pair of half crowns from the never-ending supply at the back of my sock drawer are telling me that this is probably a Hudson production.
ST 3322 (Full Review)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3322
A full review by crypticsue
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This puzzle was published on 22nd June 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Toughie 3505
Toughie No 3505 by Chalicea
Hints and tips by Whybird
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment *****
Wimbledon’s started, the clouds have come rolling in… All’s normal! … Continue reading
DT 30967
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30967
Hints and tips by Huntsman
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BD Rating – Difficulty * Enjoyment ***/****
It looks like another hot one today so I don’t intend to repeat the mistake of yesterday & walk round the golf course in the worst of heat. I had originally arranged to switch shifts with Shabbo having mistakenly thought I was playing in a senior open event at Aspley Guise but fortunately realised yesterday that it’s tomorrow so we’re back in our usual slots.
I thought today’s offering another typically gentle & elegant puzzle off the Plumb production line. I doubt many will require the hopefully correct hints but, along with the usual selection of tunes, they’re provided below.
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.
DT 30966
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30966
Hints and tips by Smylers
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning. It’s been a busy time in our household, with the 10-year-old’s final half-term of primary school featuring many additional events and trips. Last week’s induction day at their next school seemed to go well (they got in the house they wanted!), and we survived the second-hand clothes scrum at the evening event for parents. This week we get to see the leavers performing the musical they’ve been rehearsing for weeks. Once parts were allocated, the children came home with costume requirements — at which point we found ourselves wondering why on earth a tweed jacket to fit a 10-year-old would even exist, let alone where to acquire one cheaply; my mum came to the rescue with a great find on a second-hand website.
On to today’s crossword. Hints and explanations for each clue are below, with definitions underlined and the answers hidden inside the Will you never learn? boxes — though don’t click that one, obviously. Do leave a comment sharing how you found the crossword, which clues you particularly liked, if any of my explanations aren’t helpful enough, or you can’t work out what a video or picture has to do with its clue. Please see the etiquette guide for how things are done round here.
Sunday Toughie 179 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 179
by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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I met proXimal at The George last Tuesday (among many others, Karla, Donnybrook, Weatherman, Eccles, Elgar, Kitty, Cephas, Shabbo being a few I can remember before the Small Beer and Sun on thinning brow addled my faculties!) and he promised me a quite tricky Spoonerism to start today. He was right! – It was quite late in the solve before the correct apostle revealed himself.
I also learned that his blogging name is from the Latin for in favour of pro and Ximal – Of or pertaining to the cryptic crossword style used and defined by “Ximenes” (Derrick Somerset Macnutt), whereby an acceptable cryptic clue must have a precise definition, a fair and strictly grammatical subsidiary indication, and no redundant elements beyond these. You can take it that all his clues follow these guidelines and are fair to the solver.
14a and 14d today, and I have hinted half, a few tricky clues hit the cutting room floor, so I will try to provide a nudge or two if the Brass Band competition on Wetherby Ings permits
Here we go, Folks…