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EV 1614 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1614 (Hints)

Hide and Seek by Piccadilly

Hints and tips by The Numpties

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It is a pleasure to download a crossword by Piccadilly who has been setting them for 34 years and EVs since 1995.… Continue reading

EV 1590 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1590

Anthology by Charybdis

Hints and tips by The Numpties

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Charybdis is a prolific setter for all the advanced thematic crossword outlets and I see on Dave Hennings’ Crossword Database that this will be his 27th EV so we can be sure that we are in competent hands.… Continue reading

EV 1582 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1582

Undefined Parameters by Cagey

Hints and tips by The Numpties

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It seems that this is only Cagey’s third Enigmatic Variations crossword though his is a more familiar name in the Magpie.… Continue reading

EV 1578 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1578 (Hints)

Two Words by Piccadilly

Hints and tips by The Numpties

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It is a pleasure to download a crossword by Piccadilly who has been setting them for 34 years and EVs since 1995 – this one is his 52nd Enigmatic Variations crossword.… Continue reading

EV 1576 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1576

NOT RELATED TO CHRIS by Kruger

Hints and tips by The Numpties

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There is no need to introduce Kruger who has been setting EV crosswords for over 26 years.… Continue reading

ScrewedUp News – Mar 8

ScrewedUp News – Mar 8

Edition 9

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This edition concerns only a small, but important, minority – those brave souls who tackle the Enigmatic Variations in the Sunday Telegraph Seven supplement, or rather those who use the online version rather than the version in the supplement.

The online version of EV No. 853: Deepest Affections by Kruger is missing some key information.

There is also a small problem with the version printed in the newspaper.

Continue reading “ScrewedUp News – Mar 8”