A challenging Thursday puzzle…
loonapick
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One of those puzzles that takes longer to blog than to solve.
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Anyone for doubles?
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There were some tough clues in this one, alongside a handgul of gimmes…
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My first Orense for a while…
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A stellar theme, but not such a stellar puzzle.
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ALways glad to see a puzzle from the old master
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Someone will have to explain 26ac to me… (and Muffin has obliged! – thanks, Muffin!)
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A fairly easy one this morning…
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I finished this, but not sure how…
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This was a tough offering from Chalmie
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A tough test this morning from Imogen
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Some relief from some of the festive difficulty
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If I were clever enough I’d write this blog in rhyme
But as it happens I don’t have time
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My heart sank when I first saw this, not least because I immediately realised that, due to the nature of the puzzle, I wouldn’t be able to use PeeDee’s excellent blogging software, and that I would have to do this blog the long-winded way, so please excuse any formatting issues, as I am not used to blogging this way.