Toughie No 3444 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Thanks to Sparks for the enjoyable Friday Toughie. He very often gives us something extra in the grid – I can’t see anything today (the only letters missing are J, Q, X and Z which are the four highest Scrabble scorers but I doubt whether that’s significant). Have you spotted anything?
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Toughie No 3420 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Sparks has provided an entertaining puzzle where some of the parsing took me some time – many thanks to him. He usually has something going on in the grid and today all of the 4-letter answers are reversed in symmetrical locations.
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Toughie No 3388 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ***
Sparks has given us a pretty tricky double (thanks Huntman) pangram today – thanks to him. There are a few gimmes but most of the clues need some cogitation.
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Toughie No 3372 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
As Friday Toughies go this was on the gentle side I thought. Sparks, as he often does, has included a couple of Ninas in the grid (see rows 1&3 and 13&15). Thanks to him.
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Toughie No 3356 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Thanks to Sparks for what I thought was relatively straightforward for a Friday Toughie. It’s a pangram.
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Toughie No 3300 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
We have an enjoyable puzzle from Sparks today. He normally includes something significant in the grid but I can’t spot anything (possibly due to the fact that I’m knackered after staying up most of the night watching the election coverage). Thanks to him.
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Toughie No 3268 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
Well that was interesting. I didn’t know who the setter was.… Continue reading
Toughie No 3252 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
I found this tricky with some new words.… Continue reading
Toughie No 3236 by Sparks
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ****/***** – Enjoyment *****
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Toughie No 3212 by Sparks
Hints and tips by Dutch
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
We have a bingo-related Nina today. Apologies for no pics, running late.
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