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Toughie 1767

Toughie No 1767 by Osmosis

Hints and tips by crypticsue

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

[I don’t know what’s happened to today’s Toughie blog or who’s meant to be providing it, but in the meantime I’m putting up this stub so that people can post comments and queries about it without using the back-page blog. Gazza]

Thank you to Gazza – what follows has been bashed out at speed and more than likely contains multiple errors but I’m working on the better something than nothing theory.… Continue reading

Toughie 1755

Toughie No 1755 by Osmosis

Hints and tips by Dutch

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

I solved this before I knew who the setter was and it took me almost 5* time. The pangram didn’t help my solve, but it was nice to see. I wasn’t familiar with the actresses, but I knew my drinks.

The definitions are underlined below.… Continue reading