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Toughie 2219

Toughie No 2219 by Chalicea

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BD Rating  –  Difficulty ** –  Enjoyment ***

 

Hi everyone.  Today is a Chalicea Tuesday — yay!  I found it of a normal difficulty level for the day and the setter.  I’m not quite sure which way is up at the moment so I’ve left the enjoyment rating untouched, but please shout at me if you think it should be higher!

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Toughie 2179

Toughie No 2179 by Chalicea

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BD Rating  –  Difficulty ** –  Enjoyment ***

 

Hi all, and welcome to Toughie corner on a Tuesday which is sunny and bright at time and place of writing.  Whatever the weather where you are, we have a bright and breezy puzzle from Chalicea to warm us up.

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Toughie 2159

Toughie No 2159 by Chalicea

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BD Rating  –  Difficulty * –  Enjoyment ****

 

Welcome everyone.  I like some Tuesday Toughies to be accessible to back page solvers, but can’t pretend that I found this of more than ** back-page difficulty.  Perhaps it was just the effect of concentrating properly on blog day, and I’ll get complaints about rating too low.  We’ll see!

That aside, there were still some nice “aha!” moments and plenty to make me smile, so I’m a happy solver.  I hope you are too. 

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Toughie 2132

Toughie No 2132 by Chalicea

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BD Rating  –  Difficulty * –  Enjoyment ***/****

 

A big warm fluffy welcome to you all.  Today’s puzzle in the Toughie slot is one of those I’m happy to recommend to back page solvers.  A couple of unfamiliar words for me didn’t slow down the gridfill or dent the enjoyment.

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Toughie 2104

Toughie No 2104 by Chalicea

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BD Rating  –  Difficulty */** –  Enjoyment ***

 

Hello to you all.  This is Chalicea Toughie number three, which I found a little gentler than the previous ones. … Continue reading

Toughie 2088

Toughie No 2088 by Chalicea

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BD Rating  –  Difficulty *** –  Enjoyment ****

 

Welcome everyone.  I found this a real step up in difficulty from Chalicea’s Toughie debut, but no less enjoyable.… Continue reading