Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty ****/***** – Enjoyment *****
This is Elgar’s 135th Telegraph Toughie. As usual, that is the basis for a theme. I got carried away with a cricket theme, dangerous as I know nothing of cricket – I was thinking 135 was the unbeaten number of runs by 23a Stokes, and I had plucked, I thought, a convincing number of cricketers from the grid.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from a grey and windy South Staffs.
I found today’s Giovanni quite tricky, with 3d and 6d the last two in. I knew I was looking for an anagram in 3d, but took a long time to get to the answer.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 31st August 2019
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
A Saturday Prize Puzzle just like we used to get – this one a not difficult but enjoyable pangram – although the repetition radar did bleep in a couple of places, this didn’t spoil the solving enjoyment at all as I only noticed when typing the review
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