Toughie No 94 by MynoT
A moderately hard, but interesting puzzle
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
There are a few lesser known words in this puzzle, but overall it’s not too bad. Don’t forget that clicking on the links will reveal items of interest, and often the answer!
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Toughie No 93 by Jed
A nice easy-going puzzle
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
You may have noticed yesterday that I made a complete hash of the wordplay for 23 down, although I did say that I was open to better interpretations. Well, someone did post a far better interpretation, and it was two hours before I tumbled that we had been privileged to receive a fleeting visit from Firefly, yesterday’s setter.
If you have never tackled a Toughie before, then this one would be a good one with which to start, as there are no obscure words and the clues are straightforward – and you’ve got the hints below if you get stuck!
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Toughie No 92 by Firefly
A challenging puzzle
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
I was racing through this one, with thoughts of a relatively early night, when suddenly I hit a brick wall in the bottom right hand corner. At least three out of the five difficulty stars are for this corner – see what you think.
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Toughie No 91 by Notabilis
A nice easy one today
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Most of you should not need much help today!
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Toughie No 90 by Elgar
A challenging puzzle with two long phrases
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
Woke up this morning to find that the light dusting of snow that has been around for a few days has been replaced by a full carpet – I have added a new picture to the Gallery. As a new feature, started yesterday with “Freight Train”, some hints link to supplementary information!!
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Toughie No 89 by Kcit
A fair bit harder than yesterday
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Some across clues:
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Toughie No 88 by Giovanni
A nice easy one to start the week
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
•A few across clues to get you going – I’ll add some of the down clues later
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Toughie No 87 by Warbler
A little easier than yesterday, but well constructed
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
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Just a few to be going on with:
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Toughie No 86 by Osmosis
Moderately difficult today, but very satisfying
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Some good, some devilish.
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