Toughie No 3352 by Elgar
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
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Elgar is John Henderson, who is also known as Enigmatist, Nimrod and Io, and has visited the blog as John H
Toughie 3344
Toughie No 3344 by Elgar
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
Toughie 3336
Toughie No 3336 by Elgar
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty *****+ – Enjoyment ****
Toughie 3328
Toughie No 3328 by Elgar
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
Toughie No 3320
Toughie No 3320 by Elgar
Hints and tips by Sloop John Bee
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
Elgar provides a fitting tribute to his regular Toughie blogger, seeing the theme early allows me to reduce the difficulty one * but the enjoyment stays at the maximum
You could probably apply the 7d prefix to most words in this or any other crossword but I have highlighted as many as possible. I learned a lot about Marrowfat (8d) and the custom of giving bread to the king’s youngest child (6d) and my history knowledge of the events of 1924 has come on leaps and bounds (1a). This turophile is ashamed to have not fully parsed 29a pleased to have finally parsed 29a
The music links today are as near as I can find to those played at the Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving although Richard’s own recording of Always on my Mind is not available to me
The plethora of thematic elements were obvious highlights but 2d belongs on my podium too What were your favourites?
Toughie 3312
Toughie No 3312 by Elgar
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
When Elgar sets a Friday Toughie, you get exactly what it says on the tin. The usual stretching of the cryptic grey matter followed by a lot of smiles as I worked out exactly what was going on in the clues
Toughie 3304
Toughie No 3304 by Elgar
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
Toughie 3296
Toughie No 3296 by Elgar
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
Toughie 3288
Toughie No 3288 by Elgar
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
The incredibly clever device used here helps the solve a little, though I still found this a very tricky puzzle. Last one in was 29a.
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Toughie 3280
Toughie No 3280 by Elgar
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
Another clever puzzle by Elgar – a bit “easier” than his most fiendish.
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