Toughie No 3660 by Notabilis
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
It was a delightful surprise to find the name of Notabilis on today’s Toughie. We haven’t had a puzzle from him since Toughie 3036 almost exactly three years ago and his clever and very entertaining puzzles have been much missed. I do hope that today’s appearance signals his return on a regular basis. Many thanks to him for today’s splendid puzzle which is not fiendishly difficulty; I only needed to verify the 26a trickster.
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Toughie No 3036 by Notabilis
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
A lovely puzzle by Notabilis today, complete with Nina.… Continue reading
Toughie No 2844 by Notabilis
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
What a pleasure to blog a Notabilis again.… Continue reading
Toughie No 2668 by Notabilis
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
It’s pleasure to blog a Notabilis again, it feels like it has been a while.… Continue reading
Toughie No 2493 by Notabilis
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
Some longer clues made for harder parsing. I had quite a few left to parse after completing the grid.… Continue reading
Toughie No 2469 by Notabilis
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
A rather tricky puzzle from Notabilis, where on several occasions it took me a while to see the parsing after deducing the answer. … Continue reading
Toughie No 2397 by Notabilis
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
Quite a devious puzzle from Notabilis today, I thought.… Continue reading
Toughie No 2290 by Notabilis
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
A fine example of what a Toughie, especially a Friday Toughie, should be.… Continue reading
Toughie No 2242 by Notabilis
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment *****
Great stuff from Notabilis as always. The Nina helped me with several answers, e.g.… Continue reading