Sunday Toughie No 161 by Light
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 23rd of February 2025
I still haven’t worked out who Light is but never mind I enjoyed this puzzle…
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Sunday Toughie 161 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 161
by Light
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Well another mystery setter, can anyone throw any light on who Light may be? He hasn’t appeared under that name in the categories list. It seems like a Ray Terrell kind of pseudonym Ray Beam Light, but we don’t have The Queen, sweetheart or single-word answers and a frankly Djangoesque 12-word clue in 22a (the average clue length comes down to just over 6 per clue). Nevertheless, I will plump for RayT looking for a suitable level between his backpager and proper toughie (Beam) guises. He may even have signed it in the sixth row of “unches”
15a and 20a floated my boat today but COTD goes to 9d. What did you like?
Here we go, Folks…
Toughie 161
Toughie No 161 by Messinae
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
This is a good solid Toughie with some very entertaining clues and nothing too obscure. I enjoyed it a lot.
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