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Toughie 278

Toughie No 278 by MynoT

Och aye tha noo year

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** Enjoyment ***

The expected smattering of Caledonian verbal specialities made this a challenging solve in a few places but at least – now I’m becoming familiar with this setter’s style – I was on the lookout for them.

Unusually I’ve given this five stars for difficulty, and I can only base that on solving time; this one kept me from bed for a good few hours after saying hello to 2010. Or maybe it was the drink.

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