Toughie No 3285 by Chalicea
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***/****
A warm welcome back to Chalicea who’s been remarkably sparing with her magic dictionary today.
Category: Tuesday
Currently Tuesday does not appear to have a regular setter, although Shamus usually features on alternate weeks. Until Autumn 2010 the other slot featured Ray T most of the time.
Toughie 3281
Toughie No 3281 by Gila
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***/****
A welcome and breezy return from Gila. Much needed after an unsettling trip to a heralded (really?)
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Toughie No 3277 by Dada
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***/****
This was jolly: a fun, albeit slightly odd, mix of gimmes and chew.
Toughie 3275
Toughie No 3275 by Django
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Huge thanks to Gazza for leaping into my Tuesday breach.
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Toughie No 3269 by Musaeus
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***/****
It seems, as ever, preposterous for me to be critiquing a pro – today of all days!
Toughie 3265
Toughie No 3265 by Donnybrook
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****
This was mostly gentle, which made the few pokes in the ribs all the more painful and surprising.
Toughie 3261
Toughie No 3261 by Dada
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****
I don’t know whether it’s holiday brain or the shock of realising that I’m no more sensible on a Turkish moped than I was aged 16 but I made (quite unnecessarily) heavy weather of this to start.… Continue reading
Toughie 3257
Toughie No 3257 by Chalicea
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
A hearty welcome back for Chalicea. She’s always hugely enjoyable and, better yet, I don’t (usually) have to look for – and invariably miss – a pangram or, worse still, a pesky Nina.
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Toughie No 3253 by Zenas
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
I’m sure many of us have been wondering who Zenas is.
Toughie 3249
Toughie No 3249 by Donnybrook
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***/****
I love MasterChef – happily back for its umpteenth season – almost as much as crosswords.