Sunday Toughie No 50 by proXimal
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 8th of January 2023
Category: Sunday Toughie Crosswords
Sunday Toughie 51 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 51 by Zandio
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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A tricky little devil tonight, I was hoping that a good lie-in would help me parse the final few. I think I have mostly got it but parts of 15a elude me. I have enough to at least hint you in the right direction. There are a couple of lurkers and at least three double definitions unhinted so keep your eye out for them. I have hinted half of an even 14a 14d clues but if you have any queries just ask, someone will help.
Here we go…
Sunday Toughie 49 (Review)
Sunday Toughie No 49 by Robyn
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 1st of January 2023
Sunday Toughie 50 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 50 by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Welcome to Sunday Toughie 50. A bit of a brain mangling last night and the ensuing lie-in have put me a bit behind so I better get on with hinting half of an uneven 14a/16d clues. No booze today and even the “leaf soup” at 18a is not strong enough to refresh my brain this morning. A couple of Americanisms and a couple of “Canadianisms” too. Some trademark proXimal clues too, extraction anagrams and removal of covering letters
Here we go, Folks…
Sunday Toughie 48 (Review)
Sunday Toughie No 48 by Zandio
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published online only on the 25th of December 2022
Sunday Toughie 49 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 49 by Robyn
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Happy New Year to all.
I found this a bit of a grind last night but maybe because my nightcap of Bunnahabhain Toiteach a Dhà (smoky too) was delayed by some noisy fireworks and tricky parsing.
Here we go…
Sunday Toughie 47 (Review)
Sunday Toughie No 47 by proXimal
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 18th November 2022
Sunday Toughie 48 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 48 by Zandio
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Here we go with the first Christmas Sunday Toughie, This is online only today, which probably cuts the audience a bit. As Gazza said in his last blog, now would be a good time to emerge from the shadows and comment. there will always be someone to answer your queries even if postprandial naps and visits from Santa Claus may delay response at times.
I found this a quite gentle toughie but some of that may be because Chris Lancaster at Telegraph Towers was good enough to provide an advance copy of this and other Christmas puzzles. I was able to solve this at my leisure. I thank him and wish him a speedy recovery from a lurgy that is going around at the DT. Thanks also to Crypticsue for liaising the early delivery of puzzles to me and other bloggers.
We have an evenly balanced 14a and 14d clues and I have hinted at half. I can’t decide if any of the unhinted clues merits a hint so will offer a bonus hint to the first lurker to ask. (my own postprandial naps permitting.)
Many thanks to Zandio, proXimal and Robyn for improving my crossword skills with the excellent Sunday Toughie series. I wish them and all the other setters, bloggers, commenters and lurkers here a very merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Here we go…
Sunday Toughie 46 (Review)
Sunday Toughie No 46 by Robyn
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 11th of December 2022
Sunday Toughie 47 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 47 by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Welcome from a frosty Yorkshire, but far from the Canadian level of cold Senf is enduring.
I could have saved myself from the final tricky solves last night if I had noticed the view answers button that was available on the old website, but when I got to the tricky ones and saw it I was determined to not succumb to the temptation. This morning the new website seems to be behaving itself and I have submitted my answers as normal. I think I will revert to scanning and emailing my entry until they sort out the websites
Not a lot of Christmas in today’s clues, those Christmas fruits I don’t like make a reappearance in 27a, but the holly that lurks in 5d is not the lurker (or direction) you seek.
I guess that next weeks online toughie will be a little bit more Christmassy (and tougher) I wonder who will be setting that?
Anyway this isn’t getting the baby bathed
Here we go, Folks…