Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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09.30 – Father Brian reports that the Herculis is now available, but at what price?
10.45 – Earlier today, the Giant GK was giving the answers and the setters phone number, which is why I temporarily suppressed the first two comments below and contacted the Telegraph. … Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
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Two new problems today.
As reported by Father Brian, the Quick crossword No 40 is not yet available online.
A small change to ST Cryptic No 2473: Continue reading “ScrewedUp News – Mar 1”
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
For the weekend prize crosswords I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them. A full analysis of this puzzle will be available at 12.00 next Thursday, March 5th.
Some hints to get you started: Continue reading “ST Cryptic No 2473 – Hints”
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It seems like a lifetime, but it was one month ago today that I started this blog.
On 28th January, there were just 2 hits (both from me!). The following day I published my first Toughie review, and the hit count shot up to 26, with 5 of them actually looking at the review. The average now is between 750 and 1000 hits per day and the review for each puzzle gets looked at from 100 – 200 times for the Toughies up as high as 500 for the Daily cryptic. Continue reading “One Month Old Today”
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A couple of problems to report today.
The Giant General Knowledge crossword No 12251 is not yet available online.
There is a problem with Codewords No 1237. Continue reading “ScrewedUp News – Feb 28”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **
Writing up the Sunday puzzles is a very frustrating job. They tend to be difficult to finish, although this one was easier than most, but then you are left with the feeling of annoyance at some of the clues, which spoils any enjoyment you might have received from some of the others. This one has more of the annoying clues and less of the enjoyable ones. Continue reading “ST Cryptic No 2472 – Review”