Toughie No 3140 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
The clever device using 5 symmetric pairs (see 21a) helps the solve a lot, if you spot it early
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Toughie No 3139 by Django
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Django has given us a generous 32 clues in this enjoyable Toughie. Thanks to him.
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Toughie No 3138 by Robyn
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
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Toughie No 3137 by Chalicea
Hints and tips by StephenL
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **/***
Hello everyone from a lovely sunny and mild South Devon coast.
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Toughie No 3136 by Elgar
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
Tricky! A satisfying solve. Seeing the pangram earlier might have helped me decide the correct alternative spelling for the last clue. Continue reading “Toughie 3136”
Toughie No 3135 by Beam
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
This is a fairly typical Beam Toughie, though there are no ‘first letters’ clues and the Queen is having day off. Thanks to Beam for the enjoyment – I wonder if he was one of the prominent figures from Britain and France invited to last night’s banquet at Versailles?… Continue reading
Toughie No 3134 by Giovanni
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment **
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Toughie No 3133 by Donnybrook
Hints and tips by StephenL
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BD Rating – Difficulty */**– Enjoyment ****
Hello everyone from a very blustery South Devon coast.
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Enigmatic Variations 1608 (Hints)
More than Meets the Eye by Kcit
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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Kcit needs no introduction for EV solvers. Dave Hennings’ crossword database tells us that he has been setting them since 1993. We know he will give us a challenge with demanding clues, often with some musical connection.… Continue reading
Toughie No 3132 by proXimal
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
proXimal provides a welcome respite from the usual tortuous Friday toughie. Once I had a way in, this went fairly smoothly. NW was last. Nice smooth surfaces
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