Sunday Toughie No 60 by Zandio
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 18th of March 2023
Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Sunday Toughie No 60 by Zandio
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 18th of March 2023
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I think Robyn went a bit easier on me last night as the clocks went forward. We have 16a and 14d clues today and I have hinted half. I hope you find enough checkers to get the rest. The midwife that Mama Bee used to be was particularly amused by 8d and it was my favourite too, but 28a ran it close.
This isn’t getting the ring around the bath off (6a) so here we go…
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What an intriguing pseudonym. Apart from being a playing card, The Ace of Hearts is the title of a 1921 film in which the member of a vigilante group who is to carry out an assassination is selected by a card being dealt to each person in turn until one receives the ace of hearts. Is this relevant? I’m hoping that our setter might be able to tell us.
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, while Spring may have sprung, the grass has not yet riz, because most of it is still under up to 30 cms of hard-packed snow, but we do have birdies mostly the hardy small ones, sparrows, chickadees, and nuthatches, who stay with us all year unlike the wimpy large ones which have to migrate to warmer climes for Winter.… Continue reading
Sunday Toughie No 59 by proXimal
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 12th of March 2023
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This puzzle was published on 12th Mar 2023
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. Dada has given us a slightly tough Sunday puzzle but overall an enjoyable one and now I present to you a full review of the puzzle.… Continue reading
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Zandio gets to set the 60th Sunday Toughie today, I hope that it doesn’t keep me up all night as by the time you get to read this I will be out to Mother’s Day Lunch with Mama Bee (it didn’t- crossword solved before 01:00 7 hrs beauty sleep and hints done before 10:00). I hope that the brevity of hints is sufficient to get you close to the end and that you can help each other with any unhinted gaps without triggering the red pencil of doom from the powers that be.
A couple of parsings elude me (19d and the second word of 3d see bonus pic for the pad in question)
14a and 14d today and I have hinted half
Here we go…
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It seems that this is only Cagey’s third Enigmatic Variations crossword though his is a more familiar name in the Magpie. We wondered how cagey he was going to be with his clues and prompts.… Continue reading
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, while it may be the last full day of Winter today, Old Man Winter does not seem willing to allow the change of season to take place. … Continue reading