Toughie No 2570 by Stick Insect
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Thanks to Stick Insect for a pangram which didn’t present too many problems.… Continue reading
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Toughie 2547
Toughie No 2547 by Stick Insect
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **/***
We have a pangram today which even I couldn’t miss after solving 28a.… Continue reading
Toughie 2523
Toughie No 2523 by Stick Insect
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
I thought that this was a typical midweek Toughie in terms of difficulty.… Continue reading
Toughie 2499
Toughie No 2499 by Stick Insect
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Having stated in the preamble to last Wednesday’s Toughie that there were no gimmicks only to find later that every across answer contained ‘un’ I examined today’s completed grid with a bit more care – but I can’t spot anything unusual.… Continue reading
Toughie 2475
Toughie No 2475 by Stick Insect
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
I’ve realised that some potential solvers check the difficulty stars on the Toughie blog before deciding whether or not to try the puzzle.… Continue reading
Toughie 2447
Toughie No 2447 by Stick Insect
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment **
Thanks to Stick Insect for a workmanlike puzzle which didn’t cause too many problems although I did spend a fair amount of time looking for a better explanation of the 13a wordplay (for which I added half a difficulty star).… Continue reading
Toughie 2420
Toughie No 2420 by Stick Insect
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment *** Continue reading “Toughie 2420”
Toughie 2392
Toughie No 2392 by Stick Insect
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment **
I’m at a loss as to what level of difficulty to award this extremely straightforward crossword – time-wise, I’d have only given it 1* difficulty rating if it had been on the back page of the paper – I actually did a double-take at the timer to make sure it was correct. … Continue reading
Toughie 2376
Toughie No 2376 by Stick Insect
Hints and tips by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
A lot of the difficulty in this crossword comes from having to take quite a time to work out the parsing of several of the clues, which is reflected in the difficulty rating.… Continue reading
Toughie 2352
Toughie No 2352 by Stick Insect
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Thanks to Stick Insect for a fun puzzle which I enjoyed a lot and which wasn’t too tricky.… Continue reading