Enigmatic Variations 1451 (Hints)
The Beagle Has Landed by Chalicea
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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This is the first of a series of gentle puzzles with hints and tips to help newer solvers.
Preamble: To show that THE BEAGLE HAS LANDED, solvers must 11, 20, 16 No. 1451 at 1 & 34 (seven words);
Chalicea’s puzzles are usually at the more generous end of the difficulty scale and this proves to be no exception. As there are unclued words in the grid, the clued ones will have to be relatively easy. We are told that there are seven words at 1a and 34a. Chalicea has been rather sneaky as the fifth of these words has been split between those two lines. Continue reading “EV 1451 (Hints)”