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Sunday Toughie 6 (Hints)

Sunday Toughie No 6 by ProXimal (Hints)

Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee

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Hello from Yorkshire,

The dead tree has just arrived and I can confirm that this is a ProXimal.
I had to give it a good coat of looking at before it revealed itself but I got there in the end.

I would like to have hinted 11d as that was my trickiest solve but it remains only partially parsed. I will be lenient in the wielding of the naughty step about that clue.

I have hinted half of the clues and that should give enough checkers but if the gap created by 11d is causing problems I will toss in 27a as an anagram of first two words and the last word is the definition.

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Sunday Toughie 3

  • Sunday Toughie No 3 by proXimal

A full review by John Bee

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This puzzle was published on 13th Feb 2022

I found this a bit harder than #1 and #2 but still managed to get answers in the grid but a few parsings almost beat me.… Continue reading

Sunday Toughie 1

Sunday Toughie No 1 by proXimal

A full review by Big Dave

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This puzzle was published on 30th January 2022

BD Rating – Difficulty *****Enjoyment ***

This is the first of a new series of Sunday Toughies. Unlike other Toughie crosswords this is a Prize puzzle. I found it difficult but not very satisfying, hence the ratings. Continue reading “Sunday Toughie 1”

Sunday Toughie 1 (Hints)

Sunday Toughie No 1 by proXimal (Hints)

Hints and tips by Senf

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A quick return by me to get the ball rolling on blogs for the new Sunday Toughie, so this is ‘bare bones’ compared to my Sunday Cryptic blogs.… Continue reading