Toughie No 2308 by Petitjean
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment *****
All good things must come to an end and, very sadly, this is the last ever Petitjean Toughie, but what a magnificent series it has been – one that the Crossword Editor has been kind enough to schedule mostly on Wednesdays so that I have had the pleasure of blogging the majority of them.… Continue reading
Toughie No 2288 by Petitjean
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
We have another lovely example of Petitjean’s humour today – how lucky we are that he left such a golden legacy.… Continue reading
Toughie No 2268 by Petitjean
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Petitjean gives us a full serving of quirkiness today and a lot of laughs to boot.… Continue reading
Toughie No 2249 by Petitjean
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
It’s almost three years since the first posthumous Petitjean puzzle appeared and the legacy continues to live on.… Continue reading
Toughie No 2224 by Petitjean
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
It was our very own Gnomethang who originally commented “I always consider that I need to put a ‘slightly mad’ hat on in order to solve a Petitjean crossword“.… Continue reading
Toughie No 2204 by Petitjean
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ****
We have another serving of great fun from the late Petitjean today.… Continue reading
Toughie No 2184 by Petitjean
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****/*****
This is another superb puzzle from the late Petitjean (I hope that when they finally run out the Telegraph will publish them all in a book).… Continue reading
Toughie No 2160 by Petitjean
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
We are privileged to have another superb puzzle from the late Petitjean.… Continue reading
Toughie No 2145 by Petitjean
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
If we need a ‘mad hat’ for most Petitjean Toughies then we certainly need an even wackier one for today’s puzzle.… Continue reading
Toughie No 2121 by Petitjean
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
We have another example of Petitjean’s art to enjoy.… Continue reading