Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Hello to you all as MynoT ushers us into another Toughie week. A puzzle I found a steady solve until the last few but think that the grid may have added to the difficulty. … Continue reading
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone. Today's crossword offers us pretty much everything on the cryptic menu: anagrams, lurkers, a homophone, cryptic definitions, double definitions, and some wonderfully complex charades. … Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
National league One. Coventry win – Check. Six Nations Rugby. England win – Check. All is well with the world then. Today’s puzzle from our new puzzles editor may give a few problems here and there but it is quite doable.… Continue reading
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg – an Alberta Clipper caused a few problems in the middle of the week, a morning of snow then a day and a half of strong and gusting winds blowing the new snow all over the place.… 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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Why not have a go at our latest Monthly Prize Puzzle?
The winner will receive their choice of any of the Telegraph Crossword Books.
Please note that, due to punitive postal charges, while the competition is open to all, the prize is only available to UK solvers.
A review will follow after the closing date (17th February 2018).
The competition is now closed
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
I really enjoyed this, despite doing it at midnight because I didn’t dare leave a proXimal till morning. There are many excellent clues, beautifully crafted. My first one in was 6a, my last one in was 15a (for which I struggled to find a parsing and I’m not sure it’s right) and nothing in-between was systematic except that in the end I was left struggling with my last 4 all in NE.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs, where the day has started bright, but the forecast is less promising.
The answers in today’s Giovanni didn’t necessarily leap out on first reading, but the impeccable wordplay meant that, as always, the clue could be solved.… Continue reading