Sunday Toughie No 196 by proXimal
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 26th of October 2025
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Sunday Toughie 196 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 196
by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Whilst enjoying the Sloggers and Betters event in York, I was aware I still had a blog to prepare for this excellent offering from proXimal. Once the Spoonerism dropped, the rest flowed fairly easily despite the curry we rounded off the evening with, repeating on me.
We have 14a and 14d clues today, and I have hinted at half. I am sure a few tricky ones have hit the cutting room floor. I will try and give a bonus nudge or two if required, but I hope you get the checkers to complete this fine puzzle.
Here we go, Folks…
Toughie 196
Toughie No 196 by Messinae
A bit of a mixed bag
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
A mixture of a number of good clues and some that are no longer in the first flush of youth! It must be increasingly difficult to find new clues for four-letter words, and you won’t find many here, which is a shame as the rest of the puzzle was very enjoyable. I know that there is always going to be someone to whom a clue is new, but most of you will have seen these before progressing to Toughies. Continue reading “Toughie 196”