Toughie No 3225 by Dada
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
After another lamentable weekend of English sport I find myself sorely tempted to follow something we’re actually good at.
Author: ALP
Toughie 3221
Toughie No 3221 by Serpent
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I can’t be alone in fearing a professorial setter who based his pseudonym on a “cryptographic algorithm”.… Continue reading
Toughie 3217
Toughie No 3217 by Donnybrook
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I always get Donnybrook and Giovanni (for obvious reasons) confused so I thought I’d best mug up before tackling this.
Toughie 3213
Toughie No 3213 by Dada
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After making it abundantly clear in yesterday’s Rookie Corner that I have absolutely no right to comment on a pro’s (or anyone’s) puzzle I am, of course, going to do just that!… Continue reading
Toughie 3209
Toughie No 3209 by Dharma
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It is perhaps fitting, albeit daunting, for the not-so-young pretender to review his not-so-old predecessor, the mighty Stephen L Dharma.… Continue reading
Toughie 3205
Toughie No 3205 by Chalicea
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I hope you all braved Isha and are now safely braced for Jocelyn.… Continue reading
Toughie 3201
Toughie No 3201 by Musaeus
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Greetings from a frozen London. I realise such mauve talk will make our friends in the north (Canada, et al) snort but I’ve not been this cold since getting frostbite in two fingers whilst cycling the road (literally) to Damascus many years ago.… Continue reading
Toughie 3197
Toughie No 3197 by Serpent
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Well, I’m as surprised as anyone. More so, probably.… Continue reading