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NTSPP – 028 (Review)

NTSPP – 028 (Review)

A puzzle by Bufo

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A warm welcome back to Bufo with his second puzzle. This was an enjoyable puzzle to solve and, writing the review made me appreciate the skill and hard work that had been put into producing fair clues with some excellent surface readings. My favourite clues are shown in blue. Let us know what you liked and disliked. Please feel free to add comments below. Continue reading “NTSPP – 028 (Review)”

NTSPP – 016 Review

NTSPP – 016 Review

A Puzzle by Bufo

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BD Rating – Difficulty **/***Enjoyment ****

Morning All!

During the recent Cruciverbalist’s Convention at the White Horse, Parson’s Green, as well as agreeing to “blog the Thursday Toughie”, Bufo also generously volunteered to throw in a puzzle for the NTSPP series.  And here it is. It is not especially difficult and I plumped for 2.5 stars as there are a smattering of unusual words and some wordplay that is not immediately obvious.

Nevertheless, this should appeal to all solving abilities and is highly recommended.

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NTSPP – 016 Comments

Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 016

A Puzzle by Bufo

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Welcome to the sixteenth in our series of weekly puzzles.

Three weeks ago today, I was sitting in the White Horse, Parson’s Green with Bufo and he suddenly said “I’ll compile a puzzle for you, Dave”.  None of the usual arm-twisting or blackmail (I put that bit in for Prolixic and Gnomethang!).  Well, here is that puzzle, and a very enjoyable one it is too.

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