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Sunday Toughie 141 (Hints)

by Sloop John Bee  

Sunday Toughie No 141


by Zandio

 

Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee

 

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I managed to get hold of this at about 11:20 last night and had it largely filled in by Midnight, some not-too-tricky parsing and a bit of formatting and I was off to the land of nod fairly early on.

We have 14a and 14d clues today and I have hinted half, A couple of lurkers and anagrams both whole and partial should fill most of the gaps but I will try and give a bonus hint for clues that didn’t make the cut

Here we go…

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Sunday Toughie 140 (Hints)

by Sloop John Bee  

Sunday Toughie No 140


by Robyn

 

Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee

 

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Robyn a little tougher than we get in his Monday guise (3d!) – but that is as it should be for a Sunday Toughie. I had a bit of trouble parsing a few (14a and 25a) but I think I have them now

Four different ways of indicating outer letters (4a 10a 24a and 3d) but they all work for me and some nice computer-related surfaces too, I was working with a high-level Windows user in 14a for a while until I chucked it out of the window

We have 14a and 14d clues and I have hinted half, I hope you find the checkers to finish this puzzle but I will remain on hand with a bonus nudge if you are stuck

Here we go…

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Sunday Toughie 139 (Hints)

by Sloop John Bee  

Sunday Toughie No 139


by proXimal

 

Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee

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A lovely Spoonerism to start that I found most toothsome, I sailed through most of these but came to a grinding halt when my lack of gardening knowledge became apparent (25a particularly but 15d tested me as well)
Lots to like today but I did find 1a and 18d most toothsome with 8a and 5d fighting for the bronze

I have hinted at half of 14a and 14d clues but a nudge for some of the unhinted clues may be possible if I can manage it

Here we go, Folks…

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Sunday Toughie 138 (Hints)

by Sloop John Bee  

Sunday Toughie No 138


by Zandio

 

Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee

 

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Zandio with a not-too-tuff tuffie today, not much harder than his Friday back pager. I hope I haven’t dropped a catch by changing from Go West and a cricket catch to a more obvious place to go in 3a but I am sure the answer is correct even if my parsing fails

We have 14a and 14d clues today and I have hinted half. If you remember the maxim “when in doubt look for a lurker you should get enough checkers to fill the lights

Here we go…

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Sunday Toughie 137 (Hints)

by Sloop John Bee  

Sunday Toughie No 137


by Robyn

 

Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee

 

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Bradford’s book of crossword lists didn’t get an outing today but the BRB certainly did. The Pirate’s rewards 21a gets my COTD today but what was yours?

A generous 16a and 16d clues today and I have hinted half, a couple of the little ones (20a in particular) caused me some grief last night so some of the longer bits of Lego™ remain unhinted. I hope you find the checkers to fill the lights, but I will try and provide a nudge if you are struggling

Plenty to eat and drink today and a 15a selection of music and pics you should have a fine Sunday Solve

 

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