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Toughie 3176

Toughie No 3176 by Elgar

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

The device alluded to in 1d makes the solve quite a bit easier as well as fun

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Toughie 3175

Toughie No 3171 by Kcit
Hints and tips by Gazza

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

Thanks to Kcit for today’s puzzle which I didn’t find overly tough except for 25a.

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Toughie 3172

Toughie No 3172 by proXimal

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

Nice to see proXimal on a Friday. I enjoyed this puzzle. Some easy entries and some trickier clues

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Toughie 3171

Toughie No 3171 by Django
Hints and tips by Gazza

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

Very enjoyable puzzle with a good mixture of clues, including a couple that required a bit of head-scratching to parse. Thanks to Django.

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Toughie 3170

Toughie No 3170 by Robyn

Hints and Tips by crypticsue

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

A most enjoyable Wednesday Toughie from one of my favourite setters; always a good start when the first clue makes you smile!

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Toughie No 3169

Toughie No 3169 by Chalicea

Hints and tips by StephenL

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Hello everyone from, at the time of writing, a mild and sunny South Devon coast. The prolific Chalicea gets us in the groove this week with a puzzle that despite a couple dated references and clunky surface reads I enjoyed solving.

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Toughie 3167

Toughie No 3167 by Beam
Hints and tips by Gazza

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

Time after time our setter, either as Beam or in his back-page persona, gives us enjoyable puzzles with very succinct clues. Thanks to him.

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