Toughie No 1772 by Dada
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****
Hi all. Tuesday has come again, bringing with it a fun Toughie from Mr Halpern which caused me less trouble than the back page. After an unfocused start I raced through this, but unusually for me left many loose ends to sort out later (normally I like to “tidy up” as I go along – oh, how I wish I were like that in real life!). … Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 28368
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone. I’m currently working my way through Don “Giovanni” Manley’s Chambers Crossword Manual, hoping to get better acquainted with the laws/rules/conventions of cryptic crosswords. I recently encountered an aside in that book saying that the Swahili word for crossword is “chemshebongo”, meaning “boil brains”.… Continue reading