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Sunday Toughie 240 (Hints)

Sunday Toughie No 240

by Light

 

Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee

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Light has given us a rather deceptive crossword today. A Spoonerism that isn’t and cricket references that aren’t crickety. A couple of the answers were easier to bung in than parse, but I think I have them now.

14a and 14d clues and I have hinted half. I will try and nudge some that hit the cutting room floor if asked.

13a, 16a and the non-spooner 3d are my favourites today; which ones did you like?

 

Here we go, Folks…

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Toughie 240

Toughie No 240 by Notabilis

The Iceman Cometh

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

For some reason I really struggled on both the crossword and on deriving the word play when I was doing the crossword and also when I was writing the blog, and only finished the blog with a little help from Gazza.
Not the sort of Toughie I usually expect to deal with on a Tuesday. However it was enjoyable, and had a number of great clues such as 5d for example. I was particularly pleased when I finished it.

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