Toughie No 3557 by Chalicea
Hints and tips by Whybird
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BD Rating – Difficulty */2 – Enjoyment ***
Greetings one and all. The pink-feet (and attendant fly-over squeaking) have continued to increase. but the major weekend excitement was (and still is) a very obliging Slavonian Grebe on West Kirby Marine Lake, and with sunshine to boot. Birders and general public have enjoyed a treat!
Chalicea, to whom, many thanks, has given us the mildest of puzzles today – so much so that I feel even a one-star difficulty would have been a bit OTT. I had to check a couple of elements to confirm my suspicions, but even these didn’t take much unearthing. I’m sure the resultant expanded GK will come in handy at some point. 13a, 19a and 30a get my rosettes today.
Hopefully the formatting has worked this week – thanks to CrypticSue for expanding the scope of Hints and Tips beyond untangling impenetrable crossword clues!
Please leave a comment telling us how you fared and what you liked about the puzzle.