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Toughie 2215

Toughie No 2215 by Donnybrook

Hints and tips by Kitty

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

 

Hello to you all — I hope you had a lovely Easter weekend.  It was certainly hot here.  After such a long and hard one, I’m looking forward to going back to work for a rest.*

It’s been a good while since Donnybrook last appeared on a Tuesday, and it’s great to see him today.  While I did have to check the odd half-remembered fact or unknown word deduced from wordplay, everything resolved smoothly and it was a pleasure to solve.  How was it for you?

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Toughie 2125

Toughie No 2125 by Donnybrook

It’s All Greek to Me

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

We have rather a lot of GK references (mainly relating to classical times) today which reduced the enjoyment somewhat for me and had me upping the difficulty level.… Continue reading

Toughie 2106

Toughie No 2106 by Donnybrook

Hints and tips by Bufo

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

This was a fairly gentle puzzle to get me back into blogging mode after a two-week absence gallivanting round Scotland.… Continue reading

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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