Toughie No 2401 by Sparks
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ***/****
Some new words for me and some cute perimeter phrases.… Continue reading
Category: Sparks
Sparks is the name used by Mark Kelmanson for Toughies. He is known elsewhere as Monk (M on K, his initials)
Toughie 2361
Toughie No 2361 by Sparks
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
Happy New Year! I’ve only just returned from a lovely week in Phuket with my 15-year old daughter, and the jet lag is conducive to midnight blogging.… Continue reading
Toughie 2338
Toughie No 2338 by Sparks
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
Ah, Sparks having fun again. A very enjoyable puzzle.… Continue reading
Toughie 2310
Toughie No 2310 by Sparks
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment *****
A punchy puzzle by Sparks with some great wordplay and some new vocab for me.… Continue reading
Toughie 2274
Toughie No 2274 by Sparks
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Great fun from Sparks. I managed to find a little Nina.… Continue reading
Toughie 2246
Toughie No 2246 by Sparks
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ****
Sparks caught me out on a few bits of general knowledge today.… Continue reading
Toughie 2218
Toughie No 2218 by Sparks
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Congratulations Sparks! (see Nina). Time to open a couple of Spanish wines.… Continue reading
Toughie 2186
Toughie No 2186 by Sparks
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
A fun solve from Sparks with plenty of inventive cluing and clever definitions.… Continue reading
Toughie 2135
Toughie No 2135 by Sparks
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ****
A beautiful sunny day in Macclesfield. The puppies have shredded some paperwork; optimistically, I shrug it off as unimportant.… Continue reading
Toughie 2095
Toughie No 2095 by Sparks
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
A wonderful puzzle by Sparks full of surprises and fun.… Continue reading