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Sunday Toughie 50 (Hints)

Sunday Toughie No 50 by proXimal

Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee

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Welcome to Sunday Toughie 50. A bit of a brain mangling last night and the ensuing lie-in have put me a bit behind so I better get on with hinting half of an uneven 14a/16d clues. No booze today and even the “leaf soup” at 18a is not strong enough to refresh my brain this morning. A couple of Americanisms and a couple of “Canadianisms” too. Some trademark proXimal clues too, extraction anagrams and removal of covering letters

Here we go, Folks…

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ST 3194 (Hints)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3194(Hints)

Hints and tips by Senf

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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg – where, with ‘warmer’ temperatures on several days this week, we had foggy starts which resulted in picturesque rime ice formation on the ‘bare’ trees.… Continue reading