Toughie No 1259 by Sparks

Please, Ladies – No Hertrionics!

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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****

Thanks to Sparks for a thoroughly enjoyable puzzle. I’ve bumped the difficulty rating up from three to four stars purely on account of the time I spent trying to come up with a better explanation for 16a.
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