Toughie No 2059 by Elkamere
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
Congratulations Elkamere! A Nina explains why we have a special puzzle today.… Continue reading
Category: Elkamere
Elkamere is Dean Mayer, who also sets for The Times, as Anax in The Independent and as Loroso in the FT
Toughie 2039
Toughie No 2039 by Elkamere
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
Another delightful puzzle from Elkamere, with impressively short clues.… Continue reading
Toughie 2023
Toughie No 2023 by Elkamere
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ****/***** – Enjoyment *****
Always a total pleasure to blog an Elkamere.… Continue reading
Toughie 2001
Toughie No 2001 by Elkamere
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ****
We have an excellent start to the third Toughie millennium with a very enjoyable puzzle from Elkamere.… Continue reading
Toughie 1979
Toughie No 1979 by Elkamere
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Today is turning out just fine. School is cancelled so I got a lie-in, and then instead of bracing the cold I get to blog an Elkamere.… Continue reading
Toughie 1959
Toughie No 1959 by Elkamere
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****/*****
A clear blue sky in Macclesfield, an Elkamere to blog, and then a train to London where I hope I will see many of you at Big Dave’s Birthday Bash.… Continue reading
Toughie 1941
Toughie No 1941 by Elkamere
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****/*****
Bearing in mind that some solvers may be feeling a bit fragile today Elkamere has given us a fairly gentle puzzle with plenty of ways in.… Continue reading
Toughie 1927
Toughie No 1927 by Elkamere
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
I was pleasantly surprised to find it was Elkamere today.… Continue reading
Toughie 1907
Toughie No 1907 by Elkamere
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ****/***** – Enjoyment ****/*****
Another excellent puzzle by Elkamere which was a joy to solve and blog.… Continue reading
Toughie 1891
Toughie No 1891 by Elkamere
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
Feels like it’s been a while since I’ve had the joy of blogging an Elkamere.… Continue reading