Sunday Toughie No 208 by Beam
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 18th of January 2026
Tag: 208
Sunday Toughie 208 (Hints)
Sunday Toughie No 208
by Beam
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Beam has brought us a generous 32 clues today and I have hinted half. I had a bit of parsing trouble last night, but I hope I have got them right. I hope you find the checkers to finish this fine puzzle and I will try and give a bonus nudge or two if you are struggling.
Why I was struggling a bit last night – I was nearer the keyboard monitor than the keyboard player!
Here we go, Folks…
Toughie 208
Toughie No 208 by Excalibur
Any Hidden Gems?
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **
This is my first attempt to blog a Toughie, so this should be an interesting exercise.
When I did the crossword, I was not overly impressed, however as I started to write this up, I found that I actually enjoyed some of the clues more than I had when I did it. However I also found a number of cryptic and double definitions that just didn’t work for me at all, in that usually when you get a good cryptic or double definition you like to have a “eureka” moment, whereas here it was more like, oh so that’s it is it…. ho hum.
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