Toughie No 678 by Elgar
The I’s Have It!
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
Greetings from the Calder Valley and not from the NHS controlled part of it! I came home yesterday and although I feel a bit drained, things are on the way to sorting themselves out although I will have to go through things a few more times before I’m clear.
It’s been a bit of a rum week in The Toughie World (I still struggle to get into the Telegraph site) and the hospital newspaper seller only carried a couple ‘as there was no demand’, so luckily some chums sent me copies. Disliked Tuesday’s intensely, Wednesdays and Thursday’s were fine and today we have Elgar who is back to being King of the Tough Toughies with this ferocious beast.
There’s a theme to the puzzle which will become obvious as the blog unfolds. We have the usual mix of difficult definitions and great surface readings and laugh-out loud moments. Days like this are a joy and the sense of achievement when you finish is amazing. Do try and persevere. Thanks to Elgar for a cracking challenge and one that will live in the memory.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2616
A full review by Gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Afternoon All! This week’s Sunday puzzle was in my opinion very straightforward – I can’t remember a faster solving time for a Virgilius puzzle. It still had all the fun in solving that we have come to expect though!.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26725
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Thanks to Giovanni for an entertaining puzzle today (which I must say I enjoyed a lot more than his Toughie yesterday). Let us know what you thought.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 26720
A full review by Big Dave
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Don’t worry, your eyes are not deceiving you! Snow will be falling on the blog until after Christmas (for the third year running).
In return for Crypticsue’s preparation of last Saturday’s hints, I offered to write the full review. I hope you enjoyed being looked after by someone else for a change!
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