Toughie No 3687 by Kcit
Hints and tips by ALP
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BD Rating – Toughie difficulty * – Enjoyment **/***
Pleasantly straightforward. 1a is arguably the trickiest clue but, having seen “birdwatching” used in a similar way recently, it flew in. Otherwise it will need checkers and/or some lateral thinking. A quintessentially Kcit puzzle, I’d say: all his usual traits are here and I can’t imagine (m)any problems. Still, you’ll be the judge of that! The floor is yours. Continue reading “Toughie 3687”
Toughie No 3662 by Kcit
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
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Toughie No 3639 by Kcit
Hints and tips by ALP
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BD Rating – Toughie difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
Highly enjoyable shenanigans from Kcit today with a smidgeon of tricky vocab (e.g. 16a’s “age”) and a pleasingly classical feel. There was, happily, no need to know about models of mobile phones popular in New Zealand this time out but I suspect not many of us (with two notable exceptions!) will be overly familiar with 20a’s definition. Still, it’s all fair – and fun. Over to you.
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Toughie No 3619 by Kcit
Hints and tips by ALP
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BD Rating – Toughie difficulty * – Parsing 28a ***** – Enjoyment ***
Fairly straightforward Lego from Kcit today, bar one spot of parsing (28a). I had to dredge up some A-level vocab for 1a and 6d’s “amount of work” but the definitions largely jumped out. All told, a pretty brisk solve. Pondering over the mechanics of 28a easily took as long (for me, anyroad) as the entire puzzle! All yours.
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Toughie No 3591 by Kcit
Hints and tips by ALP
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BD Rating – Toughie difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
I pretty much flew through this, largely via definitions. A spot of reverse parsing was required, with a couple of synonyms prompting some scrolling – 28a’s “small child”, for one. But it’s all very fair. There is, perhaps, a little vocab, but once you’ve seen 1a you never forget it and, though, botany remains my nemesis, 3d is clearly built. All yours. Continue reading “Toughie 3591”
Toughie No 3563 by Kcit
Hints and tips by ALP
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BD Rating – Toughie difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
A surprisingly gentle Thursday Toughie from Kcit, though 16d’s GK certainly had me Googling. Always grand to learn summat new. All yours.
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Toughie No 3543 by Kcit
Hints and tips by ALP
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BD Rating – Toughie difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
An interesting mix of smart wordplay and generous definitions from Kcit made for a fairly speedy solve.… Continue reading
Toughie No 3523 by Kcit
Hints and tips by ALP
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BD Rating – Toughie difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Surprisingly gentle for a Thursday Toughie, pleasingly musical and studded with Kcit’s seemingly trademark one-letter deletions (and additions).… Continue reading
Toughie No 3506 by Kcit
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
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Toughie No 3490 by Kcit
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
I understand that today’s Kcit Toughie is his 200th, the third setter to reach that landmark after Elgar and Osmosis. Many congratulations to him on reaching this landmark
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