Enigmatic Variations 1749 (Hints)
Connection by Ranunculus
Hints and tips by Gabriel
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Gemini was quite excited by the opportunity to search for an innovator and a connection and proposed several candidate innovations and inventors – the most promising were: “The Electric Battery”, Volta (5), symbols=”+,-”, and “The Electric Telegraph”, Morse (5), symbols = • (Dot) and – (Dash).… Continue reading
EV1747
Group of Four by Ifor
Solution

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Enigmatic Variations 1748 (Hints)
Martyrdom by Kcit
Hints and tips by Phibs
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Wondering just how many EV puzzles Kcit had set in his long career, I consulted Dave Hennings’ excellent xwdb.info site.
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Enigmatic Variations 1747 (Hints)
Group of Four by Ifor
Hints and tips by Gabriel / Jpeg
I-four has set us a four-midable challenge today. Although one can imagine many appropriate musical groups of four, our favourite AI model has suggested a particularly noteworthy four-piece band as a common thread for various song titles that could affect modes of entry.… Continue reading
EV1744
Reassuring by Chalicea
Solution

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Enigmatic Variations 1745 (Hints)
Omissions by Kruger
Hints and tips by Gabriel
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The theme of OMISSION had me thinking that we’re going to have a lot of entries that aren’t real words – but the preamble is silent on that subject. … Continue reading
EV1743
Moral Tale by Stick Insect
Solution

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Enigmatic Variations 1744 (Hints)
Reassuring by Chalicea
Hints and tips by Phibs
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It’s probably fair to say that in my four years of doing EV hints a significant majority of the puzzles have been beyond an imaginary halfway line in terms of difficulty.
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