Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
One Kiwi has been away for a few days staying with a group of friends on Matiu/Somes Island in the middle of Wellington harbour. (Google it). She saw many other birds but had to hurry home this morning by ferry, train and car to do the blog.
Jay has given us a few words that took a bit of pondering but the puzzle is generally quite gentle.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
This is more like it – a decent Toughie on a Tuesday!
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment **
I can’t believe that there’ll be much need for the blog today – I found this the easiest back-pager for some time with several old chestnuts. The grid does look as if it should have a Nina running round the outside and I thought we might have one when I saw the word climbing the right-hand column but that was as far as it went. Do let us know what you thought of it and how you got on.
Continue reading “DT 27656”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends, we’re so glad you can attend, come inside come inside. There are a couple of stand out brilliant clues here today but they are over shadowed by an abundance of anagrams hence the lowering of my enjoyment level. The double definition count is high too. A red level chestnut alert is also in place.
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As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a number of the more difficult clues and provide hints for them.
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As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, an assortment of clues, including some of the more difficult ones, have been selected and hints provided for them.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
…one giant leap in satisfaction for those of us who like to find a proper Toughie in the middle of the paper.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a misty Novemberish day.
Some fish, some philosophers and a clever construction at 28a in today’s Giovanni, which I found more straightforward than the last couple from him.