Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
We seem to be getting more than our fair share of easy Toughies this week. Will tomorrow’s more than make up for it? Bufo should be back in this slot next week.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
I thought this was another of Ray T’s easier puzzles, but then I would wouldn’t I!
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Morning All!. This was quite pedestrian for Virgilius based on some recent offerings which means that it was merely extremely good!.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
This is a decent midweek Toughie (and for once I’ve noticed that it’s a pangram). I’m pleased to be able to echo BD’s comment of yesterday that there are mercifully few anagrams.
Continue reading “Toughie 1075”
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Another quite enjoyable, solid puzzle from Jay. 1.5*/3* for difficulty/enjoyment. Thanks Jay.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
This is one of Petitjean’s easier puzzles, which probably accounts for its appearance in the Tuesday slot. There are rather a lot of insertions and deletions of letters, but mercifully few anagrams.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
There’s nothing to frighten the horses in this puzzle (unless you think differently). Let us know how you got on.
Continue reading “DT 27321”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Good fun from the Maestro (as expected), hope everybody survived the storm, we got the edges of it last night with gusts up to 70 kph. Sad to hear of the death of Lou Reed, I was privileged to see the Velvet Underground live at Wembley in June 1993, the last time the original line up all played together.
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As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the more difficult clues and provide hints for them.
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