Sunday Toughie No 141 by Zandio
Review by
Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 6th of October 2024
Category: Sunday Toughie Crosswords
Sunday Toughie 142 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 142
by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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The top half went in fairly fast for me but I slowed down considerably as I approached the end, the little ones gave the most parsing grief and I had to ask for help with the Burgundian’s covering
Plenty of signature proXimalisms today and a generous 15a and 16d clues today I have hinted just under half so have a bit of leeway with a bonus nudge if required – but beware the 9a piece of cake that Sue may provide for those that get sent to The Naughty Step – Sue said yesterday that the rather nice Victoria Sponge with Home-Made Plum Jam was reserved for the recuperating Mr CS – Get Well Soon
Here we go, Folks…
Sunday Toughie 140 (Review)
Sunday Toughie No 140 by
Robyn
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 29th of September 2024
Sunday Toughie 141 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 141
by Zandio
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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I managed to get hold of this at about 11:20 last night and had it largely filled in by Midnight, some not-too-tricky parsing and a bit of formatting and I was off to the land of nod fairly early on.
We have 14a and 14d clues today and I have hinted half, A couple of lurkers and anagrams both whole and partial should fill most of the gaps but I will try and give a bonus hint for clues that didn’t make the cut
Here we go…
Sunday Toughie 139 (Review)
Sunday Toughie No 139 by proXimal
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 22nd of September 2024
Sunday Toughie 140 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 140
by Robyn
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Robyn a little tougher than we get in his Monday guise (3d!) – but that is as it should be for a Sunday Toughie. I had a bit of trouble parsing a few (14a and 25a) but I think I have them now
Four different ways of indicating outer letters (4a 10a 24a and 3d) but they all work for me and some nice computer-related surfaces too, I was working with a high-level Windows user in 14a for a while until I chucked it out of the window
We have 14a and 14d clues and I have hinted half, I hope you find the checkers to finish this puzzle but I will remain on hand with a bonus nudge if you are stuck
Here we go…
Sunday Toughie 138 (Review)
Sunday Toughie No 138 by Zandio
Review by
Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 15th of September 2024
Sunday Toughie 139 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 139
by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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A lovely Spoonerism to start that I found most toothsome, I sailed through most of these but came to a grinding halt when my lack of gardening knowledge became apparent (25a particularly but 15d tested me as well)
Lots to like today but I did find 1a and 18d most toothsome with 8a and 5d fighting for the bronze
I have hinted at half of 14a and 14d clues but a nudge for some of the unhinted clues may be possible if I can manage it
Here we go, Folks…
Sunday Toughie 137 (Review)
Sunday Toughie No 137 by
Robyn
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 8th of September 2024
Sunday Toughie 138 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 138
by Zandio
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Zandio with a not-too-tuff tuffie today, not much harder than his Friday back pager. I hope I haven’t dropped a catch by changing from Go West and a cricket catch to a more obvious place to go in 3a but I am sure the answer is correct even if my parsing fails
We have 14a and 14d clues today and I have hinted half. If you remember the maxim “when in doubt look for a lurker you should get enough checkers to fill the lights
Here we go…