Happy New Year
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On behalf of all of the bloggers on this site I would like to wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year.
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I have recently arranged a link with Monk-ey Puzzles, the site run by, surprise, surprise, Monk. You can find it in the sidebar. During the course of the discussions we discovered our mutual love of Blues music. If you thought that crossword setters did nothing else with their lives then take a look at these two YouTube videos of Monk on his harp. Contrast this with his day job as an Applied Maths Professor at Leeds University!
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Toughie No 278 by MynoT
Och aye tha noo year
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ***
The expected smattering of Caledonian verbal specialities made this a challenging solve in a few places but at least – now I’m becoming familiar with this setter’s style – I was on the lookout for them.
Unusually I’ve given this five stars for difficulty, and I can only base that on solving time; this one kept me from bed for a good few hours after saying hello to 2010. Or maybe it was the drink.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26126
A Happy New Year
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Those of us feeling a trifle fragile after last night and hoping for a gentle easing into 2010 may find this one a trifle more difficult than hoped-for. It’s well up to Giovanni’s usual standard and is highly enjoyable, but the 13a clue may be a total mystery to anyone who is not into rugby.
As usual the answers are hidden inside the curly brackets – just highlight the white space inside to reveal.
May I take this opportunity to wish everyone – fellow bloggers, illustrious setters and all our readers – a Very Happy New Year. Let’s hope that this year brings as many enjoyable puzzles as last year.
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