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Friday’s current setter is Don Manley who is also known as Giovanni, Duck, Pasquale, Quixote, and Bradman (all punningly connected with the name Don or Donald)

Toughie 3708

by Gazza  

Toughie No 3708 by Sparks
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***

There are a couple of unusual words here and some synonyms requiring a bit of thought but all were very fairly clued. Thanks to Sparks for the pangram.
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DT 31264

by Mr K  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31264

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty **** -  Enjoyment ****

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. My dictionary got a lot more use today than on most Fridays. But of course, learning new words is one of the reasons we solve crosswords, and here they enabled some fun wordplay.  Continue reading "DT 31264"

Toughie 3696

by crypticsue  

Toughie No 3696 by Elgar

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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty *****+ – Enjoyment *****

There is one thing the solver can be certain about when it is Elgar Friday is that there will be no doubt whatsoever that we will have a properly tough Toughie to solve Continue reading “Toughie 3696”

Toughie 3692

by Gazza  

Toughie No 3692 by Luxor
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***

By Friday Toughie standards this is fairly straightforward. Thanks to Luxor for the enjoyable puzzle.

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DT 31246

by Mr K  

Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 31246

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BD Rating  -  Difficulty **** -  Enjoyment ***

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I found today’s grid fill and parsing a little more challenging than those of recent Friday puzzles.  Continue reading "DT 31246"