Toughie No 1443 by Petitjean
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
I never quite know what to expect with a Petitjean puzzle.… Continue reading
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Toughie 1419
Toughie No 1419 by Petitjean
8 across and good? No. Just good
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
I made heavy weather of this.… Continue reading
Toughie 1395
Toughie No 1395 by Petitjean
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
An interesting puzzle. There were certain things that I wasn’t 100% happy with but I enjoyed the puzzle
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading
Toughie 1371
Toughie No 1371 by Petitjean
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***
This was plain sailing until I got becalmed in the SW corner.… Continue reading
Toughie 1355
Toughie No 1355 by Petitjean
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
This took me longer than average and when I’d finished the completed grid contained several tentative answers (or bung-ins) that I then had to justify.… Continue reading
Toughie 1323
Toughie No 1323 by Petitjean
The return of the curse of the four-letter word
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment **
The bottom half went in very quickly but I slowed down on the top half and finally came to a shuddering halt with 13 across still to do.… Continue reading
Toughie 1311
Toughie No 1311 by Petitjean
Even Homer Nods
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment **
I’m usually a big fan of Petitjean’s puzzles but I found this one a bit flat. There is a trademark music-related clue but not much of his usual quirkiness. Am I just being a Mr Grumps? – Do let me know.
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Toughie 1294
Toughie No 1294 by Petitjean
Just put your lips together and …
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
You never know which Petitjean is going to show up, but I should have been forewarned by the editor’s decision to publish this one on a Tuesday.
Toughie 1276
Toughie No 1276 by Petitjean
Of Mice and Men
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **
Gather ye all the old chestnuts and save them up for Christmas!
Toughie 1255
Toughie No 1255 by Petitjean
What we need is some R&R with a G&T
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Petitjean tends to polarise opinions but when he’s in his quirky mood he’s one of my favourite setters. Today’s puzzle includes a number of expanded abbreviations in the same format. I did enjoy it and I would probably have finished it more speedily if I hadn’t had a mental block in the NW corner.
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