Category: Robyn (Sunday)

Sunday Toughie No 175

by Robyn

 

Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee

 

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Ooh a Robyn – We haven’t seen a Sunday Toughie from him since #153 on the 29th December last year. I have missed his style and have got a bit rusty as I found this quite tricky. I hope you find enough checkers to finish this, although I bet 24d is going straight into Terence’s LIST™

Gazza will be bringing you the hints next Sunday as I am away to the Springsteen concert at Anfield. I will be home earlyish on Sunday and look forward to solving that puzzle with Gazza’s hints to help

A late revision has sent Harry, Graham and Dennis to the cutting room floor as I have doubts about the Kingdom of Jordan. Is it a school subject after the definite article or the abbreviation of the location of Jordan. I have plumped for the latter, but in the absence of the old check facility I may be wrong (again)

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Sunday Toughie No 153

by Robyn

 

Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee

 

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Ooh a Robyn – he was given a Sunday off (for good behaviour perhaps) but after a Beamish interlude he is back with a delightful Sunday Toughie

We have 16a and 14d clues and I have hinted half. I am sure some tricky ones remain unhinted so I will try and provide an extra nudge if you get stuck

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Sunday Toughie No 148

by Robyn

 

Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee

 

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Robyn on Toughie duty today and I found it quite tricky last night, but on reflection, I can’t quite see why. Apart from a sure-fire candidate for (THE LIST™ Terence) 13d remains unhinted as it is a partial anagram with plenty of checkers, but a French term for Scottish Dances I ask you! I would bet that not many of you leapt to the answer without the checkers

Plenty of Greeks, Romans, Shakespeare and golf along with a couple of boats. We have 14a and 16d clues and I have hinted half. I hope you get enough checkers to find the rest

16d gets my COTD by a nose from a close field what did you like?

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Sunday Toughie No 145

by Robyn

 

Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee

 

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Seeing Robyn as the setter today was a bit of a surprise but proXimal has been busy setting EV’s so maybe next week. This was a bit of a breeze with plenty of anagrams, reversals and removal of tops, but I did have to check 3d with google maps. It is an ideal introduction to those dipping their toes into Toughies

We have 14a and 14d clues and I have hinted half – I don’t think you will need it but a bonus hint is available if you ask

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Sunday Toughie No 143

by Robyn

 

Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee

 

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A very friendly Toughie today, I started at **** and had it finished before midnight, Oops better redact myself as we don’t approve of solving times as it may deter new solvers who may be dipping a toe in Toughiedom for the first time.

14a and 14d clues today and I have restricted hints to 13 to enable me to offer a bonus hint to the first to ask

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