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EV 1591 Hints

Enigmatic Variations 1591 (Hints)

Split Personality by Check

Hints and tips by Phibs

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Should we presume that our setter is a keen chess player? A poker aficionado? Or perhaps a fan of Neighbours and Home and Away star Craig McLachlan’s band Check 1-2? That’s perhaps the most likely explanation, but frankly it’s anybody’s guess.

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EV 1484 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1484 (Hints)

Herculean Task by Check

Hints and tips by The Numpties

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I believe we have a new setter here so we had no idea what to expect but found generous clues that generally led to familiar words, with the most challenging aspect being the solutions that had more than one clash in them – fortunately, there were only three of those.… Continue reading