Sunday Toughie No 149
by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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It took me a little longer than normal to 7d this last night but I was watching the snooker. The Snooker was a bit of a grind, and the crossword was done before the final frame. I hope **** recovers as he is playing in the final right now (I redacted myself as you may be watching the highlights later)
As usual proXimal starts with an easy (to Sloop John Bee) Spoonerism we have a couple of extraction/compound anagrams and several homophones. Dinner would appear to be 13a served with a Spanish red
I have hinted half of an even 14a and 14d clues and hope you find the checkers to “pot the final black”
Here we go, Folks…
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Enigmatic Variations 1671 (Hints)
Good Health by Karla
Hints and tips by Phibs
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I asked ChatGPT, “In a themed crossword, what might a thematic word ‘being an example of good health’ be?”
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Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 3293 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Senf
A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where the mercury is staying below zero and ice is forming on the rivers!
For me, and I stress for me, Dada reasonably friendly, and we must have seen this grid before – four long ‘uns, eight anagrams (three partials), one lurker, and one homophone all in a symmetric 28 clues; with 14 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid you should be able to get the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues. … Continue reading