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Toughie 2089

Toughie No 2089 by Donnybrook

Hints and tips by Gazza

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

Today we have a solid though not terribly sparkling puzzle with plenty of ways in but a few clues where (for me at any rate) assistance had to be sought from Mr Google and Mr B R Book to verify that what the wordplay was suggesting was indeed known.… Continue reading

Toughie 2073

Toughie No 2073 by Donnybrook

Hints and tips by Gazza

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

Fairly straightforward but pleasurable – thanks Donnybrook.

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Toughie 2054

Toughie No 2054 by Donnybrook

Hints and tips by Bufo

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BD Rating – Difficulty **Enjoyment ***

I had few problems today. There were no words that I hadn’t met before and it all went in fairly easily

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Toughie 2033

Toughie No 2033 by Donnybrook

Hints and tips by Gazza

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

This is an enjoyable midweek Toughie with a number of penny drop moments, although when writing the blog I noticed that there did seem to be a largeish number of insert/contain constructs.… Continue reading

Toughie 1989

Toughie No 1989 by Donnybrook

Hints and tips by Gazza

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

I enjoyed this puzzle where what difficulties there were came from clever misdirections rather than obscure vocabulary (good).… Continue reading

Toughie 1954

Toughie No 1954 by Donnybrook

Hints and tips by Bufo

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

I hadn’t solved a Donnybrook puzzle before (Kitty has done the only previous blogs of this setter’s puzzles) and so I didn’t know what to expect.… Continue reading