Toughie No 3741 by Dada
Hints and tips by Whybird
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings and welcome to another Toughie Week! Many thanks to Gazza and ALP for filing in whist I was off on my Jollies – Audouin’s gull, Cory’s, Scopoli’s, Balearic and Manx shearwaters, crested tit, spotless starling, black redstart, long-finned pilot whale, common dolphin, loggerhead turtle, and a (probably Fin) whale were the wildlife highlights, plus 70-odd seconds of total eclipse, so I’m pretty happy with that haul!
Dada had given us a stiff test today, certainly meriting its Toughie label. There are some very clever and inventive clues but I didn’t warm to it as much as I was expecting, although I can’t really work out why. 16a and 26a get honourable mentions, but I’m giving my top prize today to 18a. Thanks to Dada for robustly knocking away the post-holiday cobwebs.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31321
Hints and tips by Huntsman
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** Enjoyment ****
Mercifully much cooler today in Harpenden & I suspect we may even have had a drop or two of wet stuff overnight.
The usual elegance from Anthony Plumb today. I found it a wee bit trickier than yesterday’s puzzle. Smylers awarded that one a ** difficulty rating so I’ll follow suit & wait to see what others make of it.
I see Dada is over in t’other place with what seems at first glance a reasonably approachable affair.
As usual there is a selection of music to enjoy or ignore.
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