Sunday Toughie No 120
by Zandio
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Zandio has brought us a Sunday Toughie that I found a little bit easier than his backpager last Friday, but then I was pressed for time and didn’t really concentrate on what I was doing so your experience with this may differ
I found quite a lot of political references in today’s puzzle but not sure if there are enough to call a theme. Especially as my slightly political place in Parliament in 19a appears to actually be a mining deposit (see comment #1 below). Ho-Hum no doubt the first of many mistakes I will make without the 100% assurance from the old site
We have an evenly balanced 14a and 14d clues today and I have hinted just under half, allowing me a bit of leeway with a bonus hint if required
Here we go…
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Enigmatic Variations 1642 (Hints)
Conflict by Skylark
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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This is Skylark’s ninth crossword in the EV series. We have seen her work during the IQ and EV ladies’ months and in the Magpie and Listener.… Continue reading
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3264 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, yesterday afternoon, we had a Spring thunder storm which included a brief electrical power outage!
For me, and I stress for me, Dada still quite friendly, except for two clues which added considerably to my completion time, with six anagrams (two partials), two lurkers (one reversed), and no homophones all in a symmetric 32 clues; with 16 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid, you should be able to get the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues. … Continue reading