July 10, 2022 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Sunday Toughie 24 (Hints)

Sunday Toughie No 24 by Robyn

Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee

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Not as brain mangling as some Sunday Toughies but still a definite toughie. I may have not got some of my parsings 100% but somewhat distracted by Mama Bee’s first cataract op. Refreshment last night was Staropramen and Laphroaig, this morning it is Guatemalan Red de Mujeres, organic coffee with notes of raspberry, toasted almonds and toffee.

Here goes with 15 of 30 clues hinted, I hope you find enough checkers to help you.

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EV 1547 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1547 (Hints)

Elementary II: Rising Costs by Hedge-sparrow

Hints and tips by Phibs

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Those who solved last week’s Elementary I may already be able to take an educated guess at the overarching theme of this month’s collection. Staying Alive was a gentle prelude, and I’m expecting Rising Costs to be accompanied by Rising Difficulty.
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ST 3168 (Hints)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3168 (Hints)

Hints and tips by Senf

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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, on Friday, we found out how ‘fragile’ Canada’s wireless network is when a major problem at one provider shut down debit and credit card processing, and associated on-line banking activities, and more, across the country, and a major part of the wireless telephone system was also ‘down’ for over twelve hours.… Continue reading