Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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This puzzle was published on 2nd November 2019
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Even allowing for the ‘deliberate error’ in 13d, I thought this an enjoyable Saturday Prize Puzzle (which made a very nice change) Continue reading “DT 29198”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
I thought this Hudson Toughie about the right difficulty level for a Thursday, even if it did leave me more than a bit peckish.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Ottawa, where we are slated to get a taste of winter overnight (it is Wednesday evening in Ottawa as I write this) with about an inch of snow expected.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 27th October 2019
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***/****
An enjoyable if short-lived solving experience
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
This was a game of two halves for me – the left-hand side went in without too many problems but the right held out for longer (partly because I was trying, in vain, to think of the name of a novel for 9d).… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
The sand-dunes we walk through regularly are a riot of wild flowers at present. Most of them are non-native garden escapees of all types and colours with lupins by far the most dominant and with an all pervasive scent. The sandy beach is littered with a different kind of bloom, with millions of blue-bottle jellyfish washed up in drifts. Continue reading “DT 29201”
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
I always look forward to Chalicea’s puzzles, and this one didn’t disappoint. Where there are lesser=used words or definitions they are limited to one per clue, which is how it shoud be. The only one in today’s puzzle that was new to me was the monkey in 26 Across. Continue reading “Toughie 2327”
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone. I've just had the unusual experience of having the clocks go back two Saturdays in a row. Perhaps that's why I've been feeling a bit out of it lately. However, I am pretty sure that today has brought us a fine puzzle. I found that the grid filled smoothly, with a few answers awaiting parsing at the end after being obtained from checkers and identifying the definition in the clue. It turned out that those last answers came from some original and amusing wordplay that earned a 4* enjoyment rating from me. Continue reading "DT 29200"
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
I suppose I am over the disappointment of Saturdays Rugby World Cup Final where the better team on the day took the spoils. Maybe next time. Continue reading “DT 29199”