It is very hard for a competition compiler to assess whether a particular puzzle is easy or difficult. He or she may think that the solution is glaringly obvious (or impossibly difficult), but the entrants may not spot the essential clue, or may see something that the compiler missed. In the case of photograph 11 (plate 185), this compiler had a severe case of self-doubt when none of the first two
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