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Toughie 1777

Toughie No 1777 by Elkamere

Hints and tips by Gazza

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

It’s always a pleasure to get an Elkamere Toughie on a Wednesday and this one is enjoyable as always. I thought it was going to be a pangram but it failed at the last hurdle.

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Toughie 1763

Toughie 1763 by Elkamere

Hints and tips by KateR

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

 

A brilliant puzzle from Elkamere which didn’t seem overly difficult except for, well, a few difficulties experienced by each of us.  We both made generally smooth progress but Dutch was somehow slowed down in NE and should have seen 8d much earlier.  Meanwhile, Kitty found a few sticky spots at the end, and managed to have trouble parsing a couple of the clues.… Continue reading