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Sunday Toughie 211 (Hints)

Sunday Toughie No 211

by Light

 

Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee

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Light’s thirteenth appearance in the Sunday Toughie slot but not unlucky for me. 5d took the most time to parse, but I think I have it now. It seemed like there were rather a lot of first, last, and alternate letter uses today. I did particularly enjoy the bilberry eating bird and the Hurricane, but those were just two of a long list of candidates.

I have tried to be a bit oblique with pics and vids, so I hope I haven’t given too much away. I will try and give a nudge or two if you ask.

14a and 14d clues today I hope you have as much fun as I did.

 

Here we go, Folks…

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Toughie 211

Toughie No 211 by Kcit
A Tough Time!

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BD Rating – Difficulty **** Enjoyment ****

Yesterday we had one of the tougher Toughies, and we have another today. I struggled with the North East corner in particular but it was, in general, the clues that were hard not the answers. Unfortunately two of the exceptions were the first two across clues, both of which were new words for me.

This week I bought a new laptop, which is currently giving me familiarisation problems. I am trying to post this directly from Word 2007, which will be great if it works but please be patient! Continue reading “Toughie 211”