Toughie No 3606 by Stick Insect
Hints and tips by Whybird
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Greetings once again from the Wirral. Yes, you must be on the Big Dave De-colonised Universal Non-Patriarchal Behavioural Trait List, and you’ve got me blogging for a second day in succession. Things Can Only Get Better… but then look how that turned out!
Stick Insect, to whom, many thanks, has given us a very gentle puzzle by normal Wednesday standards, which made for a relaxed and enjoyable solve. The boundary clues were all solved pretty quickly which aided the process, with just a few that took a bit more thinking about (and which pretty much occupy my podium spots) but nothing too drastic. My prizes places go to 7d, 17a, with 25a with 27a equal at the top for their condensed cleverness.
Merry Christmas to all of the setters, bloggers, commenters and readers who don’t comment (and I’d love to hear from you)!
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Toughie No 3570 by Stick Insect
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
I found this to be quite a friendly Toughie, but will others agree?
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Toughie No 3554 by Stick Insect
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
An enjoyable mid-week Toughie, long anagrams and all!
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Toughie No 3529 by Stick Insect
Hints and tips by Whybird
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from the Wirral! Heatwave, eh? Well, I suppose the rain is warmer than normal.… Continue reading
Toughie No 3513 by Stick Insect
Hints and tips by Whybird
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment **
What has happened to Tuesdays? This was another well-above Tuesday level entry by my estimation and wouldn’t have been out of place much later in the week. … Continue reading
Toughie No 3497 by Stick Insect
Hints and tips by Whybird
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ***
Welcome to the Toughie week. And if this is meant to be the gentle end of the spectrum, we are going to be in for a real mangling this week. … Continue reading
Toughie No 3481 by Stick Insect
Hints and tips by ALP
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
A charming wolf in sheep’s clothing from Stick Insect.… Continue reading
Toughie No 3434 by Stick Insect
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
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Toughie No 3410 by Stick Insect
Hints and Tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty <* – Enjoyment ***
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Enigmatic Variations 1667 (Hints)
Negatives by Stick Insect
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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We know that we can rely on Stick Insect for a generous set of clues and a solve that we will enjoy, leading to a p.d.m.… Continue reading