Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
The nights are drawing in, children across the land are sharpening their pencils as their parents count down the days on one hand, and here the rain is lashing down over the weekend which heralds the end of summer. … Continue reading
Boatman has sent an update:
Places are filling up for my Autumn Masterclass on Saturday 28 November 2015. Grab yours while you can!
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As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, a number of the more difficult clues have been selected and hints provided for them.
Don’t forget that you can give your assessment of the puzzle.… Continue reading
Cal Lewis is looking for the people with a keen interest in crosswords to take part in a run-through for a new wordplay show that is being developed at ITV.
The run through is not for broadcast, but there will be a small cash prize to be won on the day.
Participants should be fun and creative as the game will require them to race against the clock, and compete against their fellow contestants to try and win the prize.… Continue reading
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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 *****
I tried to this when I got home from a night out and by the early hours I had only managed the right hand side. After some sleep, I had another go and worked through NW, and eventually SW was last to be completed.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a bright sunny morning. Thanks to Shropshirelad and Digby for covering my absence for the last fortnight.
I fairly raced through today’s Giovanni – something of a contrast to the struggle yesterday – so only * for difficulty from me.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *– Enjoyment **
This puzzle was published on 22nd August 2015
A particularly 12a crossword, even for a Saturday, which left bloggers like me who can edit comments with a bit of a dilemma – when four people commented without taking notice of the instructions in the Big Red Box, would xxxing out the offending word give more away than leaving well alone?