Toughie No 2980 by proXimal
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment *****
I’m never quite sure what awaits me with proXimal, so I was quite happy this was not overly difficult.… Continue reading
Category: proXimal
ProXimal is Steve Bartlett, who sets crosswords for The Independent as eXternal (which he first used in our NTSPP series), and for the Financial Times as arteXlen.
Toughie 2955
Toughie No 2955 by proXimal
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ****
I started this at the speed of an arthritic snail but very gradually speeded up and ended in a rush.… Continue reading
Toughie 2935
Toughie No 2935 by proXimal
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
This is just the sort of Toughie I like with the toughness coming from clever wordplay and deceptive definitions rather than obscurities.… Continue reading
Toughie 2919
Toughie No 2919 by proXimal
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Many thanks to proXimal for today’s workout.
Please leave a comment telling us how you fared and what you thought of the puzzle.… Continue reading
Toughie 2884
Toughie No 2884 by proXimal
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
proXimal likes to send our brains out synonym searching, something I’m not very good at.… Continue reading
Toughie 2860
Toughie No 2860 by proXimal
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
A welcome medium-difficulty puzzle from proXimal. Continue reading “Toughie 2860”
Toughie 2836
Toughie No 2836 by proXimal
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
An accessible puzzle with plenty of innovative clueing.… Continue reading
Toughie 2811
Toughie No 2811 by proXimal
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
proXimal is one of my favourite setters. Thanks to him for an enjoyable and X-less puzzle.… Continue reading
Toughie 2791
Toughie No 2791 by proXimal
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
I do enjoy a bout with proXimal and I found this quite tricky especially in my last (South-East) corner.… Continue reading
Toughie 2743
Toughie No 2743 by proXimal
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
I do like the cryptic description of our setter at 5d in today’s back-pager.… Continue reading