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Toughie 1772

by Kitty  

Toughie No 1772 by Dada

Hints and tips by Kitty

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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

Toughie 1761

by Admin  

Toughie No 1761 by Dada

Hints and tips by Gazza

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

This is a very enjoyable puzzle from Dada – as usual the tricky bit with many of his clues is to isolate the definition.

I didn’t notice it so much when solving the puzzle but writing the hints brought home to me how many of the clues involve an insertion/container construct – exactly half of the 28.… Continue reading