Toughie No 2855 by Giovanni
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Thanks to Giovanni for today’s pangram containing a generous 32 clues.… Continue reading
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Giovanni is Don Manley, who is also known as Duck, Pasquale, Quixote, and Bradman (all punningly connected with the name Don or Donald), and is the current Friday setter
Toughie 2835
Toughie No 2835 by Giovanni
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Is Giovanni mellowing (or was this puzzle originally intended for the back page)?… Continue reading
Toughie 2815
Toughie No 2815 by Giovanni
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **
It wouldn’t be a Giovanni Toughie without a number of obscurities which, as usual, had me burrowing in my reference books.… Continue reading
Toughie 2795
Toughie No 2795 by Giovanni
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
It wouldn’t be a Giovanni Toughie without a few obscurities – I didn’t know either the sages, the poor conductor or the shrub.… Continue reading
Toughie 2771
Toughie No 2771 by Giovanni
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Giovanni is in benevolent mood today and although I didn’t know the 21a plant name it could be established once the checkers were in place.… Continue reading
Toughie 2723
Toughie No 2723 by Giovanni
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***/****
I do find Giovanni’s puzzles more enjoyable when, as is the case today, he eschews his religious obscurities.… Continue reading
Toughie 2694
Toughie No 2694 by Giovanni
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Giovanni’s turn to provide the Wednesday Toughie Continue reading “Toughie 2694”
Toughie 2675
Toughie No 2675 by Giovanni
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
As usual with Giovanni the ‘toughness’ in this pangram comes neither from the wordplay (which is all pretty clear) nor from deceptive definitions but from the obscurities.… Continue reading
Toughie 2651
Toughie No 2651 by Giovanni
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment **
It always puts a damper on my solving enjoyment if I have to spend more time looking up things than in actually sorting out the wordplay.… Continue reading
Toughie 2630
Toughie No 2630 by Giovanni
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ***
A typical Giovanni Toughie – Continue reading “Toughie 2630”