Sunday Toughie No 11 by Robyn
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on 10th April 2022
Robyn with his fourth turn in the Sunday Toughie slot.… Continue reading
Category: Sunday Toughie Crosswords
Sunday Toughie 12 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 12 by Zandio (Hints)
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Zandio here for the 4th time so as predicted we seem to be settling in to a proXimal, Robyn, Zandio rotation. How long it holds is at the whim of Mr Ed Chris Lancaster.
Sunday Toughie 10
Sunday Toughie No 10 by proXimal
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on 3rd April 2022
They seem to be getting tougher each week but I will keep at it staying as calm and serene as a swan while paddling furiously underneath.… Continue reading
Sunday Toughie 11 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 11 by Robyn (Hints)
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Robyn is here today for his fourth turn in the Sunday Toughie slot, Does that mean we should expect Zandio next Sunday? Time will tell. Not as tricky as last week but still I could have hinted at many more clues. I hope you find enough checkers to help you over the line and I am still turning a blind eye to a few bonus hints from the commentariat.
Sunday Toughie 9
Sunday Toughie No 9 by Zandio
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on 27th March 2022
A tricky little devil at first but with a bit of “Biased” help from the blog we got there in the end.… Continue reading
Sunday Toughie 10 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 10 by proXimal (Hints)
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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proXimal is back in the chair today, for his fourth of the new Sunday Toughies.
I have hinted quite a few and even included few bonus pics. I found this quite a challenge but got there in the end. My parsing of a couple is lacking and I am prepared to be led by better brains on 9a and 26a. I have just got a new mobile phone and will be monitoring the blog whilst out with Mama Bee.
I solved this on the puzzles site last night, and now I am having a go at the Dada on my new mobile app. I notice that the toughie has not yet appeared on the app and plead with Mr Lancaster to get it on there ASAP.
Sunday Toughie 8
Sunday Toughie No 8 by Zandio
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on 20th March 2022 Continue reading “Sunday Toughie 8”
Sunday Toughie 9 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 9 by Zandio (Hints)
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Zandio is back for the first “on the trot” setting of the new toughie. ProXimal, Robyn and Zandio are now on 3 each. I wonder if they are going to settle on a 3-week rotation. Time will tell. As I write this (Saturday evening) I am aware that we get an hour less in bed tonight and tomorrow Mama Bee will be controlling Mothering Sundays activities. As a result, this blog may be a little shorter than usual and I hope I have given enough hints to help you over the line. Thanks to all who chipped in last week with some of my parsing failures, your services may be required again today.
An interesting coincidence today, between 9a here and 13a in 3153 very similar ways to get to the answer. Which is the better clue?
Sunday Toughie 7
Sunday Toughie No 7 by Robyn
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on 13th March 2022
I think I parsed this but If you have another interpretation please let me know, as I am still learning here.… Continue reading
Sunday Toughie 8 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 8 by Zandio (Hints)
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Hello from a sunny but breezy Yorkshire,
Yesterday was quite a fun day, it started with a great SPP from Chalicea. Tilsit’s Blog came with a delightful pic that inspired me to take a trip out to the Ribble Valley, and as it happens Chalicea was back home in deepest Yorkshire. We probably passed like ships in the night in the many traffic problems in that area yesterday.
It’s a small world but I wouldn’t like to paint it!
Zandio has brought us a fine not too tough toughie, once I saw the metaphor in 1a it flowed quite smoothly. I was still up half the night sorting out a recalcitrant printer driver but restoratives from the fine distillers at Bruichladdich helped me last night, and this morning a rather nice Sparkenhoe Vintage Red Leicester and Coffee from Roost roastery in Malton, kept me going this morning.
28 cules today 14 of each I have hinted half but if you get to the hind I may have nudged a couple more. Cules is a deliberate misspelling (see 14a)