Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where relatively mild weather, with no great amount of precipitation, continues which has two possible outcomes; firstly, the city will be very happy that it is not spending thousands of dollars on snow clearance, and, secondly, the farmers will probably be complaining in the Spring and Summer about the lack of moisture in the soil. … Continue reading
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where on Tuesday the CBC meteorologist told us that Winnipeg ranked first among Canadian cities for having a ‘White Christmas’ (defined as 2 cm or more of snow-cover at 7:00 am on Christmas morning) with a probability of 99%. … Continue reading
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where Mother Nature is doing her best to put us into the deep freeze and leave us there until, probably, March of next year but so far without too much of the white stuff.… Continue reading
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, on Monday, one of our radio stations began the annual ‘tradition’ of playing non-stop music with a Christmas theme (I was going to write Christmas music but I think that could be a bit of a stretch).… Continue reading
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where early winter continues and when we had rain on Wednesday which cleared most of the snow on the ground Mother Nature replaced it on Thursday!
As for last year, I was privileged to lay a wreath on behalf of the Royal Canadian Air Force Association at the main Remembrance Day Ceremony held yesterday.… Continue reading
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where as I ‘put this blog to bed’ at 9:30pm on Saturday evening (my time) we are expecting the arrival of an Alberta Clipper sometime today (Sunday) which is forecast to be ‘with us’ for twenty-four hours (plus or minus).… Continue reading
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where the 4-letter ‘S-word’ arrived on Wednesday, more or less on the forecast schedule, and continued on and off until midnight on Friday, fairly light, with a total of 15cms (plus or minus). … Continue reading
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where the 4-letter ‘S-word’ is entering weather forecasts and reports and we could have some towards the end of the week!
For me, and I stress for me, even with eight anagrams (five partials), three lurkers (one reversed), and two homophones, Dada not quite as friendly as he has been recently – a symmetric 28 clues; with 14 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid, you should be able to get the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty 2.5* – Enjoyment 4.5*
No – you haven’t overslept by several days. It seems that Huntsman’s bursitis has put him ‘under the weather’ and I am sure that you will join with me in wishing him well and hoping that he finds some relief soon. … Continue reading
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where we have had the first occurrence of:
Visible result of mercury becoming invisible? (5) – answer below the hints
For me, and I stress for me, Dada much the same as last Sunday, quite friendly with a soupçon of quirkiness – eight anagrams (three partials), one lurker reversed, and no homophones – all in a slightly asymmetric 30 clues; with 15 hints ‘sprinkled’ throughout the grid, you should be able to get the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues.… Continue reading