Sunday Toughie No 130
by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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proXimal gets his proper pseudonym back, but no doubt as to the author today. A Roonerspism to start and compounds of this such and the like abound. I seem to recall a comment on another blog as to whether hinters ever needed help and I certainly do. With 24a I just don’t see how we leap to the answer other than it is at right angles to the same three letters in 19d. I await a better interpretation from your good selves
We have an even 14a and 14d clues and I have hinted half, but as ever I am sure some tricky clues have hit the cutting room floor. A bonus hint may be available if you ask
Here we go, Folks…
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Enigmatic Variations 1652
Disappearing by Piccadilly
Hints and tips by The Numpties
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It is a pleasure to solve a crossword by Piccadilly who has been setting them for 35 years and EVs since 1995.… Continue reading
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3274 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where a typical Prairie summer continues.
For me, and I stress for me, I seemed to be right on Dada’s wavelength, not surprising I suppose as this is the 296th of his 297 Sunday puzzles that I have solved and blogged – six anagrams (three partials), one lurker, and one homophone all in a slightly asymmetric 30 clues; with 15 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid, you should be able to get the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues. … Continue reading