Toughie No 1815 by Osmosis
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
A solid toughie from Osmosis with intricate clueing and some lovely surfaces.… Continue reading
Author: Dutch
Toughie 1811
Toughie No 1811 by Sparks
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ***/****
A lovely puzzle which I managed within 3* difficulty time, though I found it hard in parts (it took me a while to twig onto 7d, which meant I was left in the dark for a bit with 16d as well, and there were a few words I didn’t know).… Continue reading
Toughie 1807
Toughie No 1807 by Elkamere
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Possibly the gentlest Elkamere I’ve encountered – I’m hoping that will encourage lots of people to try it.… Continue reading
Toughie 1803
Toughie No 1803 by Notabilis
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
A genuine toughie – this took me longer than the other three toughies this week combined!… Continue reading
Toughie 1799
Toughie No 1799 by proXimal
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ***/****
I was quite relieved that proXimal was not at his most fiendish today – the result is an enjoyable puzzle with lots of clever and entertaining clues.… Continue reading
Toughie 1787
Toughie No 1787 by Notabilis
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
A tricky puzzle that I finished in just over 2* time.… Continue reading
Toughie 1783
Toughie No 1783 by Osmosis
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ***/****
A proper toughie I thought – this went relatively slowly for me and it took me quite a while to finish my last quadrant, NW.… Continue reading
Toughie 1779
Toughie No 1779 by Elgar
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
And here is Elgar’s 116th toughie! Half a dozen or so clues went in quickly for me, followed by a wee pause, after which progress was fairly steady with plenty of brilliant penny drop moments along the way.… Continue reading
Toughie 1775
Toughie No 1775 by proXimal
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ***
I sometimes struggle with proXimal and started this with some trepidation, but it turned out to be a rather pleasant puzzle in which I made steady progress (except for one clue, see below).… Continue reading
Toughie 1771
Toughie No 1771 by Notabilis
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
Notabilis is living up to his cheeky parrot name.… Continue reading