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Toughie No 3380 by Osmosis
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
We have a typical Osmosis puzzle today with clever definitions abounding. I had a hiccup in the SE corner and had to write over my first answer for 23a ‘titbits’ (which I thought worked quite well as a cryptic definition).
Thanks to Osmosis.
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to a smooth Friday puzzle. Continue reading "DT 30778"
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BD Rating –Difficulty ** – Enjoyment *****
Toughie No 3379 by Karla
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Karla’s name will be known to aficionados of Enigmatic Variations but this is his maiden voyage as a Toughie setter. He’s given us a puzzle with a minimum of GK but lots of intricate and clever wordplay – that’s just what I like in a Toughie and I enjoyed it a lot. Thanks to him and here’s to many more Toughies from him.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30777
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning and welcome to 21st November. On this day in history, French philosopher Voltaire was born in 1694 and Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte was born in 1898.
I thought this enjoyable RayT offering was reasonably gentle for a Thursday. No prizes for “Guess the Setter” today as he has included all of his usual trademarks of sweetheart, the queen and brevity of clueing, clocking in at a miserly 5.2 words/clue with no double definitions. The short but perfectly formed 15a gets my prize for CoD. It took me ages to see the Quickie Pun, which is not terrible at all!
In the blog below, the definition element of each clue has been underlined, anagrams are CAPITALISED and the crossword technique “indicator words” are in brackets. The answers are concealed under the “Click Here” buttons. Please leave a comment telling us how you got on and what you thought of the puzzle. Please also try to be positive – it’s only a bit of fun.
Thank you, setter.
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment **
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
A very good Wednesday morning from Winnipeg. In his comment last Wednesday, following the 2Kiwis’ retirement, Gazza wrote ‘a new blogger will be taking over the Wednesday blogging chair.’ … Continue reading
Sunday Toughie No 146 by proXimal
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 10th of November 2024
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This puzzle was published on 10th November 2024
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A tough though entertaining puzzle from Dada this Sunday that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a full review of his puzzle for your kind perusal and significant feedback.
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