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”
Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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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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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 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 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
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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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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
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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
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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”
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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
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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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