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deepseabob

8th January 2017, 10:12
Morning folks, clue, " Toughie could exist with former male."
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deepseabob

8th January 2017, 11:54
Sorry it's " mate" and not " male"
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ollyblue

8th January 2017, 14:04
Hi bob should it not read ( coexist) not exist or is it my paper thats wrong, but I still don't know the answer anyway.
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deepseabob

8th January 2017, 15:03
Yes it should , sorry think I need new glasses lol. I have finished the puzzle and I still can't work out the answer to the clue
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jazzgirl

8th January 2017, 15:08
former mate is usually shown as "ex" in cryptic.
maybe complex ?
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deepseabob

8th January 2017, 15:18
Providing I have done the puzzle correctly the only two words I have containing an X is Toxin and Quixotic. 5 letters from coexist do appear in quixotic but seems a bit thin lol.
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deepseabob

8th January 2017, 15:24
Lol light bulb just appeared above my head. Answer is Stoic. Remove EX from coexist, and to be tough is Stoic
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jazzgirl

8th January 2017, 15:25
Well done !
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