August 18, 2024 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Sunday Toughie 134 (Hints)

Sunday Toughie No 134


by Robyn

 

Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee

 

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Robyn brings us one of his “list” puzzles today and 19d apart it didn’t give me too much grief last night, parsing 19d took longer than the rest of the puzzle put together but at least I learned something about French Revolutionary Writers and Chinese gold measures. Bradfords failed to find the writer and the gold measure 

I have hinted just under half of the clues so will try and give a nudge if required, but 19d apart I didn’t find it too tough

Here we go…

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EV 1656 (Hints)

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Transfiguration by Kcit

Hints and tips by The Numpties

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Kcit needs no introduction for EV solvers. Dave Hennings’ crossword database tells us that he has been setting them since 1993.… Continue reading

ST 3278 (Hints)

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Hints and tips by Senf

A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, on Friday, during the ‘highlight of my week’ a.k.a. the trip to the supermarket, I acquired my first King Charles coins.  Both are Loonies – one the ‘regular’ one with the eponymous Loon on the reverse and the other a commemorative coin marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of authoress L M Montgomery the creator of Anne of Green Gables – likenesses of both are shown on the reverse.… Continue reading