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Toughie 2991

Toughie No 2991 by Beam
Hints and tips by Gazza

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

Last Thursday we had eleven anagrams in the Firefly Toughie, this week Beam has given us his usual ration of zero. Variety is the spice of life.
I thought that Beam was being rather gentle with us today with only the wader being a new word for me.
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ST 2991

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2991

A full review by crypticsue

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This puzzle was published on 17 February 2019

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

Either this is another Dada crossword that’s escaped from a Tuesday ‘toughie’ slot, or he’s finally got the recipe for a Sunday Prize Puzzle just right.… Continue reading

ST 2991 (Hints)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2991 (Hints)

Hints and tips by Senf

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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where, this week, we had around 36 hours of seasonal temperatures, before the mercury took a nose-dive again, to the point that the high temperature on Monday occurred at 11:00pm.… Continue reading