Toughie No 3084 by Osmosis
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
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Category: Osmosis
Osmosis is Michael Warburton. He is also Scorpion of the Independent and Aardvark of the Financial Times.
Toughie 3068
Toughie No 3068 by Osmosis
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment *****
Just over 3* today. Nice puzzle. A near pangram again – I think V is missing.
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Toughie 3060
Toughie No 3060 by Osmosis
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
A lovely puzzle with clever surfaces. We have the Osmosis trademark near-pangram; this time an X is missing. It took me a while to get my head around SE, but still finished within 4* time
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Toughie 3044
Toughie No 3044 by Osmosis
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
Stared at this for a bit then started with 21a which gave me SW and the long down clue. Then progressed steadily anticlockwise, a quadrant at a time.… Continue reading
Toughie 3028
Toughie No 3028 by Osmosis
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
A lovely puzzle from Osmosis with the usual cleverly-disguised definitions. And another near pangram, this time the Z is missing.
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Toughie 3012
Toughie No 3012 by Osmosis
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ****
I seemed to be on an Osmosis wavelength today, which probably means the puzzle was easier. I finished in 3* time, but with one left to parse (didn’t take long, but hence inching into 4*).… Continue reading
Toughie 2988
Toughie No 2988 by Osmosis
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
Another near-pangram, no Z. I slowly got through 3 quadrants then came a cropper in NE – took me ages – my last ones in were 6d and 13a (and I’m still not sure I’ve parsed 13a right – PS: I didn’t!… Continue reading
Toughie 2972
Toughie No 2972 by Osmosis
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BD Rating – Difficulty ****/***** – Enjoyment *****
Only one letter of the alphabet omitted today (J). I thought we might have a pangram, but not quite. I’m not at all sure about 22a – if anyone has any better ideas, please let me know.… Continue reading
Toughie 2956
Toughie number 2956 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Dutch
Difficulty: ***** Enjoyment ****
I found this tricky with some devious definitions. However we have a very nice pattern one block in from the perimeter.
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Toughie 2940
Toughie No 2940 by Osmosis
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
I was slow to get going in the top half, but the rest seemed more tractable. Thankfully, there were a few easier clues. Again, Osmosis has omitted almost half the alphabet.… Continue reading