Enigmatic Variations 1705 (Hints)
Oath by Shark
Hints and tips by Gabriel
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Enigmatic Variations 1691 (Hints)
Column 1 by Shark
Hints and tips by Gabriel
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Shark is familiar to me as being at the harder end of the spectrum – he’s a frequent contributor to the Usual Cryptic Suspects. The title probably meant that something thematic was going to show up there and might be of some help while solving. Though I’ll admit I usually only manage to decode titles ex post facto. I didn’t bother consulting my Gemini advisor since I couldn’t imagine even him/her having anything useful to contribute given that particular title. Also, I didn’t wonder (though I should have!) whether Easter Sunday might be thematically relevant.
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NTSPP – 296
Brilliant by Shark
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NTSPP – 291
Surgeons? by Shark
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