Sunday Toughie No 51 by Zandio
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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A tricky little devil tonight, I was hoping that a good lie-in would help me parse the final few. I think I have mostly got it but parts of 15a elude me. I have enough to at least hint you in the right direction. There are a couple of lurkers and at least three double definitions unhinted so keep your eye out for them. I have hinted half of an even 14a 14d clues but if you have any queries just ask, someone will help.
Here we go…
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Enigmatic Variations 1573 (Hints)
Capital by Vismut
Hints and tips by Phibs
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This is my second Vismut EV, following October’s ‘Save’, which was awash with avian anagrams. Last time I speculated on the setter’s pseudonym being linked in some way to the element bismuth, which is called ‘vismut’ in certain languages. I now find that it is also the name of a device used by the KGB in the Lubyanka Building and Intourist Hotel in Moscow to receive the output from hidden microphones and tapped telephone lines. This was during the Cold War, but perhaps I’m getting warmer…?
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3195 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where we have continued to enjoy warmer (a relative term) than seasonal temperatures, so much so that today is forecast to be a tee-shirt and shorts minus one.… Continue reading