July 17, 2022 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Sunday Toughie 25 (Hints)

Sunday Toughie No 25 by Zandio

Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee

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Welcome to the Silver Jubilee of Sunday Toughie puzzles. Twenty Nine clues today split 16a/13d, most of them tripped off my stylus with an appropriate Sunday Toughieness, but two have foxed me greatly, more of which later when I have decided if they need hinting. Last night’s refreshment came courtesy of the fine distillers at Bruichladdich, this morning I am drinking a Brazilian blend that came with my new espresso machine. It is a tad too darkly roasted for me but you don’t look a gift horse in the mouth and I will be drinking it for a while. Anyway here goes with Sunday Toughie 25.

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EV 1548 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1548 (Hints)

Elementary III: Growing Concern by Brock

Hints and tips by Phibs

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Today we have the third in the Elementary series of puzzles, and we’re starting to get a pretty good idea of what to expect theme-wise.
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ST 3169 (Hints)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3169 (Hints)

Hints and tips by Senf

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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, by comparison to UK standards, we are having a ‘very-warm-wave’ with temperatures in the middle/high 20s and low 30s but then of course there is the somewhat mythical heat index adding an unmeasurable amount of degrees to what can be measured.… Continue reading