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Toughie 2199

Toughie No 2199 by MynoT

Hints and tips by Kitty

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BD Rating  –  Difficulty ** –  Enjoyment ****

 

Hello everyone.  I found this MynoT offering pleasant and easy-going: most went in like a dream, but I had a complete mental block at 2d, despite generous checking letters.

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Toughie 2167

Toughie No 2167 by MynoT

Hints and tips by Kitty

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BD Rating  –  Difficulty *** –  Enjoyment ***

 

Hello all.  I thought today’s Toughie a little trickier than the usual Tuesday, but that could well be down to being tired after a week of fun in London and having to get up at silly o’clock this morning.

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Toughie 2140

Toughie No 2140 by MynoT

Hints and tips by Kitty

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BD Rating  –  Difficulty ** –  Enjoyment ***

 

Hi all, and a happy Tuesday to you.  When 1a went straight in, followed by almost all of the crossing downs, I feared this might not mount much of a challenge.  However, things slowed down towards the SW and I took a usual Tuesday Toughie kind of time in the end, and enjoyed myself along the way.

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Toughie 2100

Toughie No 2100 by MynoT

Hints and tips by Kitty

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BD Rating  –  Difficulty ** –  Enjoyment **/***

 

Hi everyone.  I didn’t find this puzzle quite as straightforward as I feared when 1a went straight in: there were quite a few anagrams to slow me down. … Continue reading

Toughie 2052

Toughie No 2052 by MynoT

Hints and tips by Kitty

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BD Rating  –  Difficulty */** –  Enjoyment ***

 

Warm hellos to you all, and welcome to the start of another week of Toughies.  I found this very gentle with some nice touches.

Definitions are underlined in the clues below and indicators are italicised when quoted in the hints. … Continue reading

Toughie 2024

Toughie No 2024 by MynoT

Hints and tips by Kitty

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BD Rating  –  Difficulty ** –  Enjoyment ***

 

Sup.  I found this puzzle light but fun for the most part before coming to a crashing halt at 19 and 20d, whereupon an asterisk hopped westwards over the line in my pencilled-in rating.… Continue reading

Toughie 2004

Toughie No 2004 by MynoT

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BD Rating  –  Difficulty *** –  Enjoyment ***

 

Hi everyone.  I found today’s Toughie very smooth-going indeed … until I didn’t.  Sorting out the last few clues accounted for a large proportion of my solve.… Continue reading

Toughie 1964

Toughie No 1964 by MynoT

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BD Rating  –  Difficulty *** –  Enjoyment ***

 

Hello to you all as MynoT ushers us into another Toughie week.  A puzzle I found a steady solve until the last few but think that the grid may have added to the difficulty. … Continue reading