Category: Ifor (EV)
EV 1617 Hints
Enigmatic Variations 1617 (Hints)
Mistaken Identity by Ifor
Hints and tips by Phibs
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I didn’t feel there was much to offer Bard in relation to this week’s theme, so I asked him why a setter would choose the pseudonym Ifor.
EV 1605 (Setter’s Blog)
EV 1605 Hints
Enigmatic Variations 1605 (Hints)
Who, Where and When by Ifor
Hints and tips by Phibs
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Rudyard Kipling kept ‘six honest serving-men’, three of whom appear in the title of this puzzle – we don’t have to worry about ‘What’ or ‘Why’, and ‘How’ is by solving it.
EV1581 (Setter’s Blog)
EV 1581 Hints
Enigmatic Variations 1581 (Hints)
Aircon by Ifor
Hints and tips by Phibs
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Ifor is a name of Welsh origin, meaning ‘archer’, and also the label given to the Implementation Force, a NATO-led multinational peace enforcement unit deployed in Bosnia and Herzegovina during 1995 and 1996 under the codename Operation Joint Endeavour. However, I suspect that the alias assumed by today’s setter owes more to the Deefor Dog, Ellfor Leather and Peefor Pleasure school of nomenclature. Let’s hope we’re not dealing with Ifor Impenetrable…
EV 1568 (Setter’s Blog)
EV 1568 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1568 (Hints)
Baby’s First Words by Ifor
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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Ifor needs no introduction for EV solvers. Dave Hennings’ crossword database tells us that he has been setting them since 2010 and this will be his 44th in the series. We know that he will give us a challenge and that we can expect one of a range of scientific, cultural and theatrical themes.… Continue reading
EV 1555
EV 1555 Hints
Enigmatic Variations 1555 (Hints)
The Rules of the Game by Ifor
Hints and tips by Phibs
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Ifor has a reputation for producing top-quality puzzles which are neither simple nor mind-bendingly hard and are extremely rewarding to solve. No pressure then, Ifor…