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Toughie 1774

Toughie No 1774 by Shamus

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BD Rating – Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

I thought you weren’t going to get this review today when my computer suddenly died when I was in the middle of writing it. But after a short delay I managed to reboot the computer and it now seems OK again. I found this puzzle to be one of average difficulty with only the parsing of 4 down causing me any real problems.… Continue reading

Toughie 1758

Toughie No 1758 by Shamus

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

A slow start after which the top half fell quickly. The bottom half took slightly longer but it was finished in average time. I didn’t like all the double unchecked letters but they didn’t cause any problems

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