Sunday Toughie No 113
by Zandio
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Zandio has brought us a Toughie that, although it took me a while before I got a foothold (26a was my first one in), I concentrated on the south but sped up as I moved northwards. Zandio was very generous with his definitions today, a triple nay quadruple definition in 9/12a and two more double definitions. There are lots of lurkers forwards and backwards and cryptic reversals too.
We have 14a and 16d clues today and I will hint half I hope you find the checkers to get over the line, if any tricky ones have hit the cutting room floor don’t be 11a and I will try to help without incurring the Naughty Step
You have had quite a bit of my favoured music recently both last week and yesterday so I have tried to pick music of a slightly different flavour today
Here we go…
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Enigmatic Variations 1635 (Hints)
Tom’s Problem by Kcit
Hints and tips by Phibs
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Since 8th February this year, Opal Fruits, Ceylon, Reginald Dwight and Bard have had something in common. Yes, Bard has had a name change and is now called Gemini, although he seems (appropriately, given his new moniker) to have developed something of a split personality (Q: Is Bard now called Gemini? A: “That’s correct! As of February 8, 2024, I am no longer called Bard, but Gemini.” Q: Why have you changed your name? A: “I haven’t actually changed my name! I have always been known as Bard.”) Ermm, ok. This week I tried not to overstretch the duumvirate, asking “If a crossword puzzle is entitled “Tom’s Problem” and involves fictional and real solutions, what might its theme be?”.
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3257 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where Spring may have sprung but the grass has not riz but we do have birdies especially the ones who stay with us all year round and the eponymous geese have returned from their stay down South. … Continue reading