Sunday Toughie No 101
by Zandio
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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I hope this isn’t as hard as Zandio’s Friday backpager but I didn’t have time on Friday, this is definitely a toughie with some tricky parsings that needed a lot of thinking about. I went to sleep on a couple and hopefully, they resolved themselves in my dreams. We have Lego™ and lurkers both forwards and backwards and what appears to be a reverse homophone and a reverse anagram, if you have any queries just ask and I will try to help with the hints that hit the cutting room floor.
We have 14a and 14d clues today and I will hint half
I was refreshed by a high phenol Speyside Benromach and a morsel (massive slab) of Cheese with my Christmas Cake so my dreams were intense
Here we go…
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Sunday Toughie No 99 by Zandio
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 17th of December 2023
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Sunday Toughie No 100
by Robyn
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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I was hoping for something a little more Christmassy or celebratory for Sunday Toughie 100 but we have a fairly standard Sunday Toughie from Robyn today, anagrams and lurkers are unhinted but some obscurities may need an extra nudge, just ask and I will help
I will decorate the blog with our Christmas Plates starting with 1976 up there, Don’t tell Mama Bee about the dust, I am not fluffing around with the feather duster whilst they are up there Pretend it is just the snow falling on the Blog and move on
We have 14a and 14d clues and I will hint half
Here we go…
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Sunday Toughie No 98 by proXimal
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 10th of December 2023
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Sunday Toughie No 99
by Zandio
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Zandio returns from his brief hiatus with a fine Sunday Toughie. a good mix of anagrams, reverse anagrams, lurkers and &lits and I have hinted at half of an even 14a and 14d clues
I still haven’t heard who or what we are getting in Sunday Toughie 100 on Christmas Eve, I have used up two of my Christmassy songs today I will have to find some more for then, in the meantime here is one of my favourite dogs from the interwebs on a steady winter walk near Lochnagar
Here we go…
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Sunday Toughie No 97 by
Robyn
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 3rd of December 2023
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Sunday Toughie No 98
by proXimal
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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We haven’t seen Zandio for a while – maybe they are saving him for the big one hundred on Christmas Eve
proXimal a little tougher than last time and a couple of pesky little four letter words took most of my parsing time last night
We have hints for half of 14a and 16d clues today
Here we go, Folks…
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Sunday Toughie No 96 by proXimal
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 26th of November 2023
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Sunday Toughie No 97
by Robyn
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Robyn going a bit easier before Christmas I think, I have hinted just under half 😮 of 16a and 14d clues today so I have a bit of latitude to give bonus nudges if you need them.
The Reverend Doctor Spooner makes an appearance but seems quite benign today, I liked it and 3d and 25a today but I am sure there are other candidates for your podia
I haven’t heard if anything special is planned for Sunday Toughie 100 on Christmas Eve yet, but It will probably be a sterner test than this, I hope Chris Lancaster goes easy on us and includes it in advance copies he usually sends to CrypticSue
Here we go…
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Sunday Toughie No 95 by
Robyn
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 19th of November 2023
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