Toughie No 100007 by Shamus
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas to all of you!… Continue reading
Category: Shamus
Shamus is Philip Marlow [The fictional character Philip Marlowe, created by Raymond Chandler, lived in Shamus Town, a loosely disguised Los Angeles]. He sets puzzles as Hypnos in the Independent and Sleuth in the Financial Times. He also sets some of the questions on “Only Connect”
Toughie 1507
Toughie No 1507 by Shamus
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
This was very nearly a read-and-write puzzle for me so I can’t give it more than one star for difficulty.… Continue reading
Toughie 1495
Toughie No 1495 by Shamus
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
This was one of those days when I was on song and completed the puzzle without any significant hold-ups.… Continue reading
Toughie 1475
Toughie No 1475 by Shamus
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Another Thursday and another disappointingly straightforward Toughie.
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading
Toughie 1457
Toughie No 1457 by Shamus
Hints and tips by Toro
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ****
Misdirections and alternative meanings abound in this very nice puzzle from Shamus which I found more stretching than some Tuesday Toughies.
Toughie 1441
Toughie No 1441 by Shamus
There’s just no escaping the day job…
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***
Toro is having family fun and Dutch is doing his bit to “help the Greek economy”, and this gives me the chance to review this Tuesday-level Toughie, the majority of which didn’t take me long to solve, with the last two holding out long enough to add an extra half a star to my difficulty rating.… Continue reading
Toughie 1425
Toughie No 1425 by Shamus
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment **
I’m covering for Toro today – as we move into the summer period there may be more of this sort of thing happening.… Continue reading
Toughie 1410
Toughie No 1410 by Shamus
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
This is an enjoyable puzzle which I’d have completed a bit faster if I hadn’t originally put in the wrong answer for 18a, which caused problems on the left-hand side.… Continue reading
Toughie 1397
Toughie No 1397 by Shamus
Hints and tips by Toro
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BD Rating - Difficulty * - Enjoyment **
A very accessible puzzle from the popular Shamus, fairly clued as ever but perhaps a bit short of sparkle on this occasion.
Toughie 1383
Toughie No 1383 by Shamus
The setter didn’t 1 across
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Another Thursday and another Toughie polished off in the dentist’s waiting room.… Continue reading