Toughie No 2527 by Messinae
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
An enjoyable puzzle with a number of good clues of which 1a stood out for me.… Continue reading
Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Messinae is Richard Palmer. He is also known as Merlin.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
An enjoyable puzzle with a number of good clues of which 1a stood out for me.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****/*****
This was a thoroughly enjoyable puzzle with a number of chuckle-inducing clues (including one at 10a which I would have expected to find in Private Eye but probably not in the straitlaced Telegraph). |
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
I’ve given this puzzle four stars for difficulty because although I didn’t have any great difficulty in coming up with the right answers I did struggle to understand the full ramifications of a few clues (notably 19a and 27a).… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
This took me exactly the same time to solve as the inside back-pager and so, for me anyway, that crossword’s 4.5* rating equates to a Toughie rating of 1* for this one.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **/***
Although there were a number of clues that I liked there were also a number of niggles for me here so I’ve removed half a star from the enjoyment score.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
There are a number of gimmes in this puzzle which make it one of the less ‘tough’ Toughies.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***
Thanks to Messinae for a pleasant and fairly gentle puzzle.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Either Messinae has cranked up his difficulty level or my little grey cells are disappearing faster than I thought.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
This didn’t put up much of a fight and it doesn’t have a great deal in the way of sparkle.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
This is a relatively gentle Toughie with a few literary allusions.… Continue reading