Toughie No 2982 by Artix
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ***
This was an extremely difficult Toughie, especially for a Wednesday. Continue reading “Toughie 2982”
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Toughie 2964
Toughie No 2964 by Artix
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
Sorry, running a bit late. I found this quite hard – I was not totally on wavelength, as they say. I still don’t fully understand 4/17d, suggestions welcome.… Continue reading
Toughie 2915
Toughie No 2915 by Artix
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
Phew – this is a Toughie and no mistake. Many thanks to Artix for the strenuous and enjoyable workout.
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Toughie 2887
Toughie No 2887 by Artix
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ****/***** – Enjoyment ****
Artix has given us a proper Toughie today and no mistake. There’s a theme with masses of related references in the completed grid (a couple of which only occurred to me when I was writing the blog and there may be others which I missed completely).… Continue reading
Toughie 2867
Toughie No 2867 by Artix
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
This is a proper Toughie with some inventive clueing – thanks to Artix. He sometimes provides us with a Nina but I can’t spot anything today.
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Toughie 2820
Toughie No 2820 by Artix
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
I got 1a then stared for a while. A slightly frustrating solve that involved (for me, anyway) a generous amount of research. However, on writing up the blog, I was able to savour the clues again and there are some very fine ones.… Continue reading
Toughie 2772
Toughie No 2772 by Artix
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Some lovely clues. Took a while to get started though reasonably smooth afterwards. It took me a long time to parse 17d because I couldn’t think of a musical, hope it’s right, thoughts welcome.… Continue reading
Toughie 2732
Toughie No 2732 by Artix
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
A few clues I didn’t understand, hopefully some of you can help. Some lovely definitions! Continue reading “Toughie 2732”
Toughie 2699
Toughie No 2699 by Artix
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
This is my first blog of an Artix puzzle and a very enjoyable experience it was. There’s a fair bit of GK here and it helps if, like me, you are a) fairly old and b) interested in sport.… Continue reading
Toughie 2644
Toughie No 2644 by Artix
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
This felt different and fresh. Lovely clues giving us a pangram, and I’m happy the Z was a checker!
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