Toughie No 2112 by Excalibur
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Welcome all. Well, today we have come to the last Excalibur Toughie. … Continue reading
Category: Excalibur
Excalibur is Nuala Considine. She was, until early 2009, the setter for the Sunday Telegraph.
Toughie 2096
Toughie No 2096 by Excalibur
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Hi all. We have another enjoyable puzzle from the late Excalibur.… Continue reading
Toughie 2072
Toughie No 2072 by Excalibur
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ***
Hello everybody. We have today the first of a small stock of Excalibur’s Toughies to be published posthumously. … Continue reading
Toughie 2056
Toughie No 2056 by Excalibur
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****
Hi, and welcome to another Toughie Tuesday brought to you by Excalibur, with your furry hinter here to help. … Continue reading
Toughie 2040
Toughie No 2040 by Excalibur
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***
Hi everybody. I didn’t have much trouble with most of this, but had to sleep on the last couple (9a/7d). … Continue reading
Toughie 2012
Toughie No 2012 by Excalibur
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
Warm greetings, gridfellows. Well, what a surprise – one of the most recognisable setters, and I failed to guess who it was (setter information had not been updated when I solved this). … Continue reading
Toughie 1990
Toughie No 1990 by Excalibur
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. I'm standing in for Bufo today.
Toughie 1968
Toughie No 1968 by Excalibur
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Hi everyone. Excalibur is here today to brighten Toughieland with a puzzle in her distinctive style. … Continue reading
Toughie 1944
Toughie No 1944 by Excalibur
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Happy 2018 to you all. Before moving forward I shall pause very briefly to insert the word cloud of Toughie answers seen twice or more in 2017 (click for a larger version):
The new year of Toughies launches with Excalibur who has given us one which I found of back pageish difficulty and providing enjoyment aplenty. … Continue reading
Toughie 1928
Toughie No 1928 by Excalibur
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Hi all. To start the Toughie week we have a puzzle in the distinctive style of Excalibur, which is to be expected, for she is today’s setter. … Continue reading