Sunday Toughie No 149 by proXimal
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 1st of December 2024
Tag: 149
Sunday Toughie 149 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 149
by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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It took me a little longer than normal to 7d this last night but I was watching the snooker. The Snooker was a bit of a grind, and the crossword was done before the final frame. I hope **** recovers as he is playing in the final right now (I redacted myself as you may be watching the highlights later)
As usual proXimal starts with an easy (to Sloop John Bee) Spoonerism we have a couple of extraction/compound anagrams and several homophones. Dinner would appear to be 13a served with a Spanish red
I have hinted half of an even 14a and 14d clues and hope you find the checkers to “pot the final black”
Here we go, Folks…
Toughie 149
Toughie No 149 by MynoT
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
I got 1a and 1d immediately and thought that the whole thing was going to be a doddle – how wrong can you be? Nearly every clue after that needed to be winkled out, and even after getting the solution to some of them (notably 7d) I struggled to work out the wordplay. But it was an enjoyable challenge, with some nice surface readings.