Toughie No 1730 by Petitjean
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
Petitjean’s first posthumous puzzle appeared in July so we’ve waited a long time for the second.… Continue reading
Category: Petitjean
Petitjean is John Pidgeon – Click here for his entry in Wikipedia
Toughie 1650
Toughie No 1650 by Petitjean
Petitjean’s Posthumously Published Puzzle
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
I thought this was a bizarre mixture of the blindingly obvious and the somewhat obscure.… Continue reading
Toughie 1634
Toughie No 1634 by Petitjean
Hints and tips by Tilsit
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Warrington! As Bufo is sunning himself on a Club 18-30 Ibiza Rave Party holiday, BD asked me to fill his boots for the day.… Continue reading
Toughie 1610
Toughie No 1610 by Petitjean
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment **
After a week off I was looking forward to the challenge of a Thursday Toughie but it wasn’t to be.… Continue reading
Toughie 1589
Toughie No 1589 by Petitjean
A cakewalk
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
I am a great fan of Petitjean’s quirky puzzles but I thought that this one was probably more suited to the back page than the Toughie slot.… Continue reading
Toughie 1573
Toughie No 1573 by Petitjean
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Petitjean is one of my favourite setters and I really enjoyed this puzzle.… Continue reading
Toughie 1542
Toughie No 1542 by Petitjean
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
A reasonably interesting puzzle of below average difficulty
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading
Toughie 1503
Toughie No 1503 by Petitjean
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
I really struggled with this one. It didn’t help that my brain’s anagram function appeared to be switched off because I made hard work of the 9-letter anagrams.… Continue reading
Toughie 1482
Toughie No 1482 by Petitjean
Slightly Mad Hat Needed
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
This is a puzzle which I had to work at and the time I spent on it was very enjoyable.… Continue reading
Toughie 1461
Toughie No 1461 by Petitjean
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
It has been so cold in my north-facing office for the last two days, I was seriously contemplating getting out my woolly hat. … Continue reading