Toughie No 329 by Elgar
The F Word!
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
A pinch and a punch it’s the first of the month and an entertaining puzzle by Elgar which has a definite eye on the calendar. Compared to some we have seen recently, this is a true Toughie that should delight the connoisseur and really stretch the newer solvers.
Elgar has worked so hard to ensure that all the across clues and several down clues all contain the F Word, and each one refers to a different word that means the F Word; a quite breath-taking feat. I would recommend having Mrs Bradford and her marvellous book at your side, if you still plan to tackle this and haven’t done so.
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Masochists needing a further fix of today’s setter can find one just for today at this web link: –
http://www.independent.co.uk/extras/puzzles/crosswords/cryptic/
As an extra bit of help today, here are the words for fool used in the puzzle, but not in any particular order!
ASS, CLOT, DOPE, GIT, GOWK, NERD, OAF, PRAT, SAP, TWIT
Off we go!