Sunday Toughie No 41 by Zandio
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Thanks to Gazza for stepping in to do the hints last week, I was busy boozing myself silly with Elgar, Dutch, Smylers, Fez and many other Big Dave and Fifteensquared alums and a great time was had by all.
It didn’t take too long to crack this last night but I am sure a skinful would have hampered me. I have hinted at half of an evenly balanced 28 clues and hope you have enough checkers to get the rest.
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Sunday Toughie No 38 by Zandio
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 16th of October 2022
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Sunday Toughie No 38 by Zandio
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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For me, the trickier end of Zandio’s spectrum but I got there eventually. I understand that some of you may have not got the correct enumeration for 1 across, on the new site it was initially (15) when it should have been (4,3,3,5) It has been corrected now and should be an easyish start and doesn’t cause you to 27a.
14 across and 16 down clues today and I have hinted half. If you require extra hints or have alternative parsings (1d and 5d in particular) I am open to help and advice if required.
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Sunday Toughie No 35 by Zandio
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 25th of September 2022
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Sunday Toughie No 35 by Zandio
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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A not-too tricky Sunday Toughie from Zandio today. I cannot confirm whether it was harder than his Friday offering as work and Mama Bee curtailed my cruciverbalism that day.
Several cups of 16d were required to parse a couple and I hope I have got them now, please feel free to correct me if you disagree. I have hinted half of an even 14a/14d, but even so, there are quite enough hard ones unhinted. I think I have the latitude to help with a few bonuses if you want more hints, just ask away and I will try and help.
Here we go…
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Sunday Toughie No 32 by Zandio
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 4th of September 2022
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Sunday Toughie No 32 by Zandio
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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My quickest ever Sunday Toughie last night, but still a couple of parsings that followed on a later bus. Although I got to bed early last night a little bit too much Laphroaig, printer issues and Mama Bee’s requirements have put me behind a little.
We have an evenly balanced 28 clues today and I have hints for seven across and seven down clues. I have not hinted the lurkers but they are all down clues and reversed and the shortest is reversed and alternate letters.
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Sunday Toughie No 29 by Zandio
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 14th of August 2022
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Sunday Toughie No 28 by Zandio
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 7th of August 2022
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Sunday Toughie No 29 by Zandio
Hints and Tips by Sloop John Bee
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Zandio was the first to do successive Sunday Toughies (#8 and #9) and here he is again with #28 and #29. what’s the betting that I get Zandio on Friday when I stand in for Deep Threat again?
Not the trickiest Sunday Toughie ever tackled but still a good workout for the brain. I see that it is the free-to-access puzzle today, so a few more people should be able to have a go. I do wish the powers that be at the DT get the Sunday Toughie available on the app as that would also boost the audience for these fine puzzles.
Anyway here we go with an evenly split 14a and 14d clues half hinted.
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