Toughie No 2837 by Moeraki
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Hello everyone from South Devon on a nice bright early Spring Day. Continue reading “Toughie 2837”
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DT 29961
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29961
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning everyone from the South Devon coast.
After last fortnight’s minor “tremor” when we had a different setter it appears normal service has been resumed with, I’m pretty sure, the return of Mr T who has given us a fun puzzle with one or two real smile inducing clues. Continue reading “DT 29961”
Toughie 2829
Toughie No 2829 by Serpent
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** Enjoyment****
Hello everyone from a bright South Devon coast.… Continue reading
DT 29949
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29949
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning everyone from a sunny deepest Devon.
If, like me, you rose this morning bright eyed and bushy tailed and with a spring in your step anticipating your fortnightly challenge with Mr T then you’re going to be a bit disappointed as I’m pretty sure this is not his work. Continue reading “DT 29949”
Toughie 2821
Toughie No 2821 by Robyn
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****/*****
Hello everyone from a blue skies South Devon. Today I have the great pleasure of blogging a puzzle from Robyn for the first time. No Tuesday Floughie but all fairly and craftily clued as we’ve come to expect from this setter. Continue reading “Toughie 2821”
DT 29937
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29937
Hints and tips by Stephen L
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***/****
Good morning from a bright and sunny South Devon where there’s definitely a Spring like feel in the air. Today our esteemed setter has given us a puzzle to hopefully put a spring in the steps of all. Continue reading “DT 29937”
Toughie 2813
Toughie No 2813 by Dada
Hints and tips by Stephen L
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Hello everyone from a bright but chilly (at the time of writing) South Devon.
I solved this lovely puzzle “blind” in that I didn’t know who the setter was until I received the template by which time it was almost done Continue reading “Toughie 2813”
DT 29925
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29925
Hints and tips by Stephen L
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning everyone from South Devon where I actually solved this in daylight, a welcome sign that Spring is on its way.
Our distinguished setter has provided us with another fun, concisely clued puzzle, that I thought a little tougher than of late (and all the better for it) Continue reading “DT 29925”
Toughie 2805
Toughie No 2805 by Donnybrook
Hints and tips by Stephen L
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings everyone from South Devon. Today Donnybrook, one of my favourites setters, has given us what I thought was a super puzzle (despite parts of it occupying territory that is somewhat alien to me) that certainly can’t be described as a “Floughie”. Continue reading “Toughie 2805”
DT 29913
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 29913
Hints and tips by Stephen L
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning everyone from a sunny South Devon where it’s been a case of “storm, what storm” he says smugly.… Continue reading