Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
At the end of a week of moderate toughies, we find that Elkamere too is kind to us – this took me just 2* time. This is a great opportunity for those who might otherwise shy away from Elkamere puzzles to have a go, and experience a standard of clueing that is always most enjoyable, regardless of difficulty.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a bright September morning.
There are plenty of anagrams and part-anagrams to get you going in today’s Giovanni, but I can see that some of the less common words and bits of General Knowledge involved may cause difficulty for some.… Continue reading
This puzzle was published on 24th September 2016
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment **
Well if it wasn’t an anagram clue, you were probably required to insert something into something else, the whole process leaving lots of time for all the other things we have to do on a Saturday.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
Hello everyone. Bufo is away, so you lucky ducks have a second helping of me this week.
I found this very difficult to get into. Being tired and distracted last night meant that I was not a particularly smiley solver, but I appreciated the puzzle much more when writing the hints.… Continue reading
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BD Rating — Difficulty **/*** — Enjoyment ***
Hello everyone. This is definitely a Ray T crossword. It has all his trademarks – short clues, a bit of innuendo, although not as much as there is sometimes, a reference to the Queen and all one word clues and answers in the quick crossword.… Continue reading
This puzzle was published on Sunday 18th September
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Morning All! – A slightly tricky puzzle to get stared on but all came together quite well with the usual excellent cluing.
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought. You can also add your assessment by selecting from one to five stars at the bottom of the post. Continue reading “ST 2866”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
A setter and two of our bloggers get namechecks today and this brightened up a puzzle which I didn’t otherwise find terribly inspiring. There’s an awful lot of chopping off last letters.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ***
Kia ora from down-under. We are an hour later getting to grips with this puzzle. We put our clocks forward one hour last weekend. This means that it appears at noon for us now for a few weeks until UK clocks revert to GMT.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Hello ladies, gentlemen and others. I wish you a happy Tuesday, if that is not too much to hope for.
Messinae eases us into a new week of Toughies with a charade-rich romp which should be within your reach if you can cope with a hard-ish back-pager.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
Shropshirelad has decided to withdraw from blogging duties for personal reasons – I hope he may change his mind at some time in the future.
Today’s puzzle was very ordinary and didn’t take up much of my time.… Continue reading