Toughie No 2543 by Samuel
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
We have a fairly gentle puzzle from Samuel today which produced several smiles (e.g.… Continue reading
Category: Samuel
Samuel is the pseudonym of Chris Lancaster. As well as editing the Enigmatic Variations puzzles in the Sunday Telegraph since 2014, he has also set crosswords in this series and The Listener series in The Times, , the Inquisitor series and for The Magpie.
Toughie 2500
Toughie No 2500 by Samuel
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
We haven’t had a Toughie from Samuel for over six months, Continue reading “Toughie 2500”
Toughie 2383
Toughie No 2383 by Samuel
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
I enjoyed this puzzle from our editor with its good dose of humour.… Continue reading
Toughie 100011
Toughie No 100011 by Samuel
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****
Our esteemed editor has taken pity on those of us who have overindulged today and given us a very gentle festive Toughie – but as we say all the time a puzzle can be very enjoyable without being terribly difficult and this one fits the bill.… Continue reading
Toughie 2300
Toughie No 2300 by Samuel
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
This is pretty gentle but very enjoyable with little bits of humour throughout.… Continue reading
Toughie 2289
Toughie No 2289 by Samuel
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ****
An enjoyable puzzle with some original touches. It wasn’t particularly difficult though I had to think hard about some of the parsing. Continue reading “Toughie 2289”
Toughie 2252
Toughie No 2252 by Samuel
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
I thought that this was a pleasant but fairly straightforward puzzle which for the most part would not have been out of place on the back page.… Continue reading
Toughie 2236
Toughie No 2236 by Samuel
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
There’s nothing too tricky in this enjoyable puzzle, although I’m not sure that I’ve fully understood 3d.… Continue reading
Toughie 2192
Toughie No 2192 by Samuel
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
There are two types of Toughie I like – ones which provide a tricky set of clues which torment the grey matter and need to be teased out and ones which contain a lot of humour and make me laugh.… Continue reading
Toughie 2120
Toughie No 2120 by Samuel
Hints and tips by Kitty
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Welcome. It’s been a while since we’ve had a Toughie from our editor, and this is a most welcome return indeed. … Continue reading