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Toughie 494

Toughie No 494 by Elgar

The Triple Whammy!

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

Howdoo all!

After two days of being pummelled by Osmosis and Notabilis, we are hit today with the third part of a triple whammy, Elgar, who is full of deviousness as usual. After completing it, I feel like I have been in the ring with David Haye!

I found that this took me a while longer than usual, partly due to the toughness of the clues, but also due to the large number of “double unches” (two unchecked squares together) which didn’t assist with the answers I had trouble with.

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