Toughie No 3448 by Elgar
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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 3440
Toughie No 3440 by Elgar
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty *****+ – Enjoyment ***
The Nina round the edge of the grid sums up what a lot of people are bound to say about this Elgar Toughie.
Toughie 3432
Toughie No 3432 by Elgar
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
A fine Friday Toughie from Elgar – not as brain-mangling as many of his crosswords, but a fun solve from start to finish.
Toughie 3424
Toughie No 3424 by Elgar
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty *****+++ – Enjoyment *****
Toughie 3416
Toughie No 3416 by Elgar
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty *****+ – Enjoyment ****
Another brain-mangler from Elgar – but then what else were you going to do while waiting for Storm Éowyn to go away? This one has a theme with several multi-word clues spread across the grid.
Toughie 3408
Toughie No 3408 by Elgar
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty *****+ – Enjoyment *****
Toughie 3400
Toughie No 3400 by Elgar
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
It is very damp and foggy outside and Mr CS has taken control of the Christmas jigsaw which allowed me plenty of time to solve, parse and hint this 6d Toughie
Toughie 3392
Toughie No 3392
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
Toughie 3384
Toughie No 3384 by Elgar
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
Toughie 3376
Toughie No 3376 by Elgar
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty *****+ – Enjoyment ****