Toughie No 1974 by Myops
Hints and tips by Kitty
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Hello everyone. No, it’s not Tuesday again already! … Continue reading
Category: Myops
Myops is John McKie who also sets the Wee Stinker in the Glasgow Herald
Toughie 1947
Toughie No 1947 by Myops
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
I haven’t had the pleasure of blogging a Myops puzzle before, and I hope we see more.… Continue reading
Toughie 1917
Toughie No 1917 by Myops
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
We haven’t had a Myops puzzle for a very long time – as far as I can see his last was Toughie number 1145 on 28th February 2014 – so welcome back to him.… Continue reading
Toughie 1145
Toughie No 1145 by Myops
Scotland’s Future?
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
Another terrific puzzle from one of my favourite setters.
Toughie 1108
Toughie No 1108 by Myops
Boxing clever
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
A genuine Toughie and a very pleasant solve for Boxing Day morning. I made steady progress throughout although it needed a bit of thought to understand some of the wordplay. My only real difficulty was caused by my entering an incorrect answer at 26 down and then wondering why 28 across wouldn’t fit with it.
Toughie 1083
Toughie No 1083 by Myops
The Maid was in the Garden …
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ***
I normally struggle with Myops and today was no exception – I was held up for some time in the SE corner. As another blogger emailed this morning ‘If this is Wednesday, what on earth are we getting on Friday?’. There are some very clever clues and there is a theme (see 16d) but I can’t find a 25a so perhaps that’s a red herring. There are a lot of anagrams (11 clues according to my counter). I enjoyed it somewhat more when blogging it than when I was solving it – so thanks to Myops.
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Toughie 1033
Toughie No 1033 by Myops
A lesson in Campanology
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
I always look forward to a puzzle from Myops. This one has the usual scattering of Scottish references and some fiendish wordplay.
Toughie 997
Toughie No 997 by Myops
Games people play
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
How do you follow yesterday’s Toughie from Beam – easy, with this excellent offering from another of my favourite setters. Games, of one kind or another, are involved in many of today’s answers.
Toughie 941
Toughie No 941 by Myops
The Scottish Wordplay!
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
Myops makes his first appearance of 2013 with this excellent Toughie. As a Sassenach, some of the wordplay took a bit of working out, but I think I got there in the end.
Toughie 885
Toughie No 885 by Myops
Dedicated follower of fashion
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
Bufo is taking a day off, leaving me to review this superb puzzle from Myops, one of my favourite setters. Some easier clues are intermingled with the more complex constructions, giving a way into the puzzle.