Sunday Toughie No 197 by Light
Review by Sloop John Bee
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Sunday Toughie 197 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 197
by Light
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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A great crossword from Light that I really enjoyed solving, even though some of the Latin parsing escaped me.
Some great surfaces and anagrams should give you the checkers to fill the grid. I have hinted at 13 of 28 clues, to be able to offer a nudge if you ask.
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Toughie 197
Toughie No 197 by Excalibur
Put through the Mangle
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **
There are some good clues in this puzzle, but the overall effect is spoilt, for me, by the way the word order in many clues is mangled in an attempt to improve the surface reading. Also there are many (too many?) very short answers, a lot of them double definitions; too many of any one type of clue can make the whole puzzle unbalanced. I’d love to hear your views on it, and please take the time to cast your vote for the enjoyment factor by clicking on one of the stars at the bottom of the review.