Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
It’s a pleasant surprise to get an Elkamere puzzle on a Wednesday. This is not one of his toughest but it’s full of his trademark cunningly-disguised definitions and very enjoyable.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from down-under. Our Spring officially starts tomorrow so that means that the little game we play on our regular walks of “Spotting the first duckling” will get under way.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Hi everybody, and welcome to the Kittyland menagerie, where Auntie Kitty is 21a. I bemoan the lack of a collective term for nieces and nephews; my favourite so far is “sibsprogs.”… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment **
Good morning from a rather sultry day here in Shropshire. Today’s puzzle from our Tuesday Mr Ron is a ‘pangram,’ but there is nothing here to send ‘Silver’ and his mates scampering off to the hills.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good day from the heart of Downtown Long Itchington where all is well with the world. Rufus has beguiled again with a little treat of a puzzle. It is all fathomable from the very fair clueing.… Continue reading
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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.
Most of the terms used in these hints are explained in the Glossary and examples are available by clicking on the entry under “See also”.… 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 ****/*****
Welcome everyone to Toughieland, today brought to you by Elgar. For me, this puzzle elicited smiles throughout and was well worth the effort. I found it not impenetrable and was able to get started fairly readily – and if finishing it was considerably harder work, this was at least partly down to silliness on my part.… Continue reading