Sunday Toughie No 111 by
Robyn
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 10th of March 2024
Tag: 111
Sunday Toughie 111 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 111
by Robyn
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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I write this preamble before seeing the crossword and although Robyn has a bit of history with themes, most recently with hidden games in all the across clues in Sunday Toughie 109. I hope that crickety clues don’t feature too heavily as I would be obliged to hop on one leg until we get to 112 as the umpire David Shepherd used to do whenever the score got to 111 or one of its multiples
Apart from an appeal for a catch (25a) and one run scored (14d) I didn’t notice anything else crickety, but quite a lot of Latin and Kings and Queens appear today as well as a fair bit of facial hair in 8d and elsewhere
I am taking Mama Bee out for a Mothering Sunday afternoon tea (The Talbot Hotel in Malton rather than Betty’s) so any pleas for extra help will be answered on our return
It was nice to see that of the four long ones only one was a partial anagram I have hinted half of 14a and 14d clues and hope that the mental image in 27a fades before long
Here we go…
Toughie No 111
Toughie No 111 by Citrus
Harder than yesterday, but then they all are!
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
