EV1739
Gentle Observations by Luxor
Solution
Category: Luxor (EV)
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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EV 1701 (Setter’s Blog)
EV 1701 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1701 (Hints)
Odd Couples by Luxor
Hints and tips by Gabriel
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So we need to find 6 clues in acrosses and downs respectively that have their definitions swapped.… Continue reading