October 20, 2024 – Big Dave's Crossword Blog

Sunday Toughie 143 (Hints)

Sunday Toughie No 143


by Robyn

 

Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee

 

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A very friendly Toughie today, I started at **** and had it finished before midnight, Oops better redact myself as we don’t approve of solving times as it may deter new solvers who may be dipping a toe in Toughiedom for the first time.

14a and 14d clues today and I have restricted hints to 13 to enable me to offer a bonus hint to the first to ask

Here we go…

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EV 1665 (Hints)

Enigmatic Variations 1665 (Hints)

Untitled by Luxor

Hints and tips by Phibs

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The credit for inventing the Alphabetical Jigsaw belongs to Araucaria, although his AJs were blocked puzzles with 26 unnumbered lights.

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ST 3287 (Hints)

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3287 (Hints)

Hints and tips by Senf

A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where we are beginning to wake up to sub-zero temperatures.

Following on from part of my comments on Thursday and yesterday, starting tomorrow I am going to be off-line for ten to twelve days as I will be in the UK for important family matters.… Continue reading