A Puzzle by Prolixic
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Author: crypticsue
DT 31319 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31319 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club
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Toughie 3738
Toughie No 3738 by Donnybrook
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
I thought this was a properly tough Toughie, for both a Wednesday and a Donnybrook
NTSPP 861
DT 31313 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31313 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club
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Toughie 3736
Toughie No 3736 by Elgar
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
If I hadn’t struggled so mightily to parse two of the clues, I might have said that I really enjoyed this proper Friday Toughie but I still can’t parse one of them (and none of the three crossword-solving ‘friends I phoned’ could help until I got an email just after the blog was published. I spotted the theme quite early on in the solving process – apparently it is the centenary of Britain’s first Grand Prix [the names of eleven British Formula One champions are to be found in the Across solutions, some of them crossing over two solutions, one name doing double duty for father and son with that surname]
Toughie 3734
Toughie No 3734 by Prime
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
An excellent mid-week Toughie
NTSPP 860
DT 31307 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31307 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club
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Toughie 3730
Toughie No 3730 by Zenas
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
A proper Toughie, which is what we have come to expect from Zenas