Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Afternoon All (again!). Tilsit has an appointment today so you get a double dose of me! Huzzah!. When I agreed to fill in I thought that we were due another Myops puzzle and approached the day with some trepidation as I often find him very difficult. Continue reading “Toughie 578”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Afternoon All!. This week we have another solid puzzle from Virgilius. I was about to say that there was no theme in this puzzle but was reminded of this report from Hugh Stephenson in the Guardian regarding a puzzle by Brendan (Virgilius’ other nom de plume): Continue reading “ST 2591”
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Giovanni has given us a stiffer test today than for the last few weeks and has reclaimed the title of “most difficult of the week” for Fridays. There are some top-rate clues here, as well as a couple of homophones which are bound to polarise opinions. Give us your view in a comment.
To reveal an answer drag your cursor through the space between the brackets under the clue.
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***/****
Another straightforward Saturday puzzle which proved very enjoyable to both solve and review. No particular favourite clues for me, but I continue to enjoy the varied and numerous ways setters employ to indicate an anagram. Thanks to Cephas once again.