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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Hi all, and welcome to the decryption page for Toughie number 1900, crafted for your solving pleasure by Dada. As we arrive at the turn of a century in Toughieland I glance ahead to the next millennium: if my calculations are correct — and if the series continues without interruptions — the 2000th will be on the 10th of April next year. … Read More
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Hello, everyone, and welcome to another fine Tuesday back-page cryptic. I thought I detected a lot of originality and creativity in this puzzle, and a scan of my database confirmed that several of the answers and many of the constructions have not been seen here previously. That made for an entertaining solve. I hope that you all enjoyed it as much as I did.… Read More
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
MP is a little under the weather today and can’t really be arsed. I hope you enjoyed this puzzle. It was just a job that had to be done for me.… Read More
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, in the early hours of yesterday morning, we had some precipitation of the soft fluffy white variety; fortunately, it had all disappeared by mid-morning.
Virgilius back to being quite tricky with, I thought, some ‘synonym stretching.’ Nevertheless, another very enjoyable puzzle, the usual handful of anagrams, including partials, one lurker, and one homophone.… Read More
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As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, an assortment of clues, including some of the more difficult ones, have been selected and hints provided for them.… Read More
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BD Rating – Difficulty ****/***** – Enjoyment ***/****
A few anagrams help you get into this puzzle, which seemed challenging at first but as usual in most of it seemed clear in retrospect. Writing the review was another opportunity to savour the clues – there are some lovely twists in the definitions.… Read More
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Good morning from South Staffs on a blustery October day. Triskaidekaphobics should remain under the duvet until tomorrow.
Today was perhaps the fastest that I have ever completed a Giovanni crossword, so definitely * for difficulty from me.… Read More
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