Toughie No 464 by Beam
Fits and Starts
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
“Fits and starts” is a description of my progress with this puzzle. I started pretty well in the NW corner and then confidently wrote in “antiepileptic” for 7d, only to hit a brick wall later when I came to 18a and 23a. I eventually sorted that out and forged ahead again, but took ages for the final few answers in the NE corner. It was a very enjoyable challenge (with only two anagrams, which is a definite plus point for me).
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Toughie No 447 by Beam
I did it My Way!
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Ray T’s second outing as a Toughie setter was quite enjoyable. Once you get used to the stretched definitions, the clues are straightforward if a bit tough.
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Toughie No 429 by Beam
Hardbeam or Quickbeam?
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
It’s a new setter today so I’d better be gentle! It was a perfectly acceptable puzzle with nothing that I couldn’t understand. I found to be rather easier than the average Toughie (or perhaps I’m just having a good day) and therefore a quickbeam.
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