Toughie No 2435 by Hudson
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***/****
There’s quite a bit of GK in this puzzle but I don’t think any of it is too esoteric.… Continue reading
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Toughie 2415
Toughie No 2415 by Hudson
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
I hope that you are all keeping safe in these increasingly scary times.… Continue reading
Toughie 2399
Toughie No 2399 by Hudson
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Nothing too tricky today and a few amusing clues.… Continue reading
Toughie 2379
Toughie No 2379 by Hudson
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****
I found this one surprisingly gentle for a Hudson puzzle but very enjoyable.… Continue reading
Toughie 2364
Toughie No 2364 by Hudson
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
An enjoyable Toughie – I added an extra half a star for difficulty for the time it took me to parse a couple of the clues. Continue reading “Toughie 2364”
Toughie 2348
Toughie No 2348 by Hudson
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***
There’s nothing too demanding here with the main hold-ups being down to a few bits of GK (in 1a and 5d in my case).… Continue reading
Toughie 2329
Toughie 2329 by Hudson
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
I thought this Hudson Toughie about the right difficulty level for a Thursday, even if it did leave me more than a bit peckish.
Toughie 2309
Toughie No 2309 by Hudson
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Most of it went in fairly readily in an average time but I then had to really winkle out the last 3 or 4 answers. Hence the extra star for difficulty. I wasn’t sure while solving it but decided in the end that I had enjoyed it. Continue reading “Toughie 2309”
Toughie 2293
Toughie No 2293 by Hudson
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Yet another Thursday Hudson puzzle and this one was extremely disappointing from the difficulty point of view because all the answers went in very quickly with only 30 across needing any real thought. There seemed to be a lot of single letters used in the wordplay Continue reading “Toughie 2293”
Toughie 2273
Toughie No 2273 by Hudson
Hints and tips by Tilsit
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings once more from Jena!
The weather has broken slightly, and we had some rain yesterday, which cleared the air a little. Had a really interesting day in the Bauhaus and New Weimar museums looking at some of the amazing artworks from the period between the wars. Continue reading “Toughie 2273”