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Toughie 209

Toughie No 209 by Shamus
Solving the Case

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BD Rating – Difficulty *** Enjoyment ***

The pseudonym of today’s setter is an old American slang word for a private detective and he has given us a stimulating case which requires a fair bit of investigation to solve, with several things being learnt on the way.

I suspect that there may be some complaints about the use of ‘regulars’ in 11d to mean the odd letters of a word. What do you think? – leave us a comment!

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