Toughie No 3437 by Donnybrook
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
I think most of us would clock this as a Donnybrook number – even without the byline – at a hundred paces.… Continue reading
Toughie No 3409 by Donnybrook
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
Well, I thought this was quite tricky for a Tuesday.… Continue reading
Toughie No 3397 by Donnybrook
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****
A fun Christmas Eve jaunt, this. Not terribly tricky, despite 14a (hence the extra half) which was certainly new to me and some typically cunning synonyms.… Continue reading
Toughie No 3373 by Donnybrook
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
Ever so gentle (will we all agree for once, I wonder?!)… Continue reading
Toughie No 3353 by Donnybrook
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
Slightly chewier than usual, I’d say. At least on the parsing front.… Continue reading
Toughie No 3337 by Donnybrook
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****/*****
I must admit 1a’s rather frosty “hello” threw me momentarily and I doubt I’ll be totally alone.
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Toughie No 3321 by Donnybrook
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****/*****
Very gentle, rather lovely. Unusually, the anagrams were the stand-outs for me today.
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Toughie No 3309 by Donnybrook
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***/****
A brisk and breezy start to the “Toughie” week from Donnybrook.
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Toughie No 3289 by Donnybrook
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BD Rating – Difficulty **+ – Enjoyment ***/****
I had/have absolutely no idea how to score this for difficulty.
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Toughie No 3265 by Donnybrook
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****
This was mostly gentle, which made the few pokes in the ribs all the more painful and surprising.
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