Sunday Toughie No 45 by Zandio
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 4th of December 2022
Category: Sunday Toughie Crosswords
Sunday Toughie 46 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 46 by Robyn
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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We really need a 1a here as our boiler has just broken down, I need a 22a to keep me going. I have hinted about half of an evenly balanced 14a/14d clues and a few bonus pics as well. If there are any problems with the remainder please ask and I will try and guide you to the right solution between bouts of shivering. I hope the shivering is due to being overcaffeinated, I have swapped from a Kenyan Wanjegi to a Brazilian Single origin but wonder if the capital city we need for 24d produces coffee.
Here we go…
Sunday Toughie 44
Sunday Toughie No 44 by proXimal
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 27th November 2022
Sunday Toughie 45 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 45 by Zandio
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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I found this quite tricky last night, but sitting here and parsing it I don’t know why (I do now – I cannot spot an &lit for toffee). Zandio brings us a nice even 14a and 14d clues and I have hinted half (with a few bonus picture hints along the way)
Here we go…
Sunday Toughie 43
Sunday Toughie No 43 by Robyn
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 20th of November 2022
Sunday Toughie 44 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 44 by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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It is Mama Bee’s 86th birthday today so I may be a bit tardy in responding to comments, as we are taking her out for afternoon tea at (where else) Betty’s.
I was expecting a Zandio today but instead, we have a proXimal, maybe he wanted to give 5d an airing before he disappears into the political wilderness again. A broad stripe from top left to the bottom right came quite quickly but the other corners exercised the grey matter a bit more. Christmas rears its head a couple of times as do our near neighbours across the channel, but the city of Paris refers to the location of the mythological soldier who gave his name to the French capital.
Here we go, Folks…
Sunday Toughie 42
Sunday Toughie No 42 by proXimal
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 13th November 2022
Sunday Toughie 43 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 43 by Robyn
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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I found this at the difficult end of the Toughie spectrum, equivalent to a Thursday or maybe Friday Toughie rather than the somewhat gentler Tuesday level that Zandio says Mr Ed. is aiming for. I needed my dictionary for a couple of obscurities, (if the unit of magnetic field strength was the first thing to mind you are a better cruciverbalist than I)
When the long down clues revealed themselves I picked up the pace a little but it was still a bit of a grind (rather like an 8d innings!) With 20d I have a definition and an answer but the wordplay eludes me, any ideas?
Anyway, this isn’t getting the baby bathed.
Here we go…
Sunday Toughie 41
Sunday Toughie No 41 by Zandio
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 6th of November 2022
Sunday Toughie 42 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 42 by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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I found this a little easier than the last from proXimal, helped by remembering that the last time we had the other SJB in this slot we had an epic poem. Today we have the author of that poem. I have hinted at half of an evenly split 14a/14d clues, but as usual, I am open to discussion about the other clues that you may find tricky.
Here we go, Folks…