EV1752
Double Crests by Luxor
Solution
Category: Luxor (EV)
EV 1752 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1752 (Hints)
Double Crests by Luxor
Hints and tips by Phibs
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After Claude’s problems with the primates of EV 1750, I gave him a chance to redeem himself, asking, “In a themed crossword puzzle, we are told that we must find the title of a work featuring ‘double crests’ and the name of the series of which it is part. Can you suggest what the work/series might be?”
EV 1740 (Solution)
EV 1740 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1740 (Hints)
Gentle Observations by Luxor
Hints and tips by Phibs
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Having got clearance through from the Pentagon, I asked Claude, “In a themed crossword puzzle, we are asked to identify a work and its creator (not ‘author’) and then position three words appropriately in the grid, each one representing a ‘gentle observation’. Have you any idea what the theme might be?”
EV 1726 (Solution)
EV 1726 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1726 (Hints)
Gripping Yarns by Luxor
Hints and tips by Phibs
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I asked Claude, “A themed crossword puzzle has the title ‘Gripping Yarns’. On the basis that this title is unlikely to refer to riveting tales, what might the theme of the puzzle be?”
EV 1712 (Solution)
EV 1712 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1712 (Hints)
Obstacle Courses by Luxor
Hints and tips by Phibs
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I felt that I’d set Claude a pretty tough challenge last time out, so I gave him a chance for redemption, asking “A themed crossword involves four ‘obstacle courses’, which have to be spelt out by joining 30 letters together in the grid, and includes a two-word phrase which describes what their constructors did to make them. Can you suggest what these obstacle courses might be?”
EV 1703 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1703 (Hints)
Opening by Gaston
Hints and tips by Gabriel and Jpeg
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Gaston to my middlebrow brain hints at Beauty and the Beast – of which my main memory is that of my son sitting on my lap when the Disney film was released and since he was so excited he…
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