Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Friday’s current setter is Don Manley who is also known as Giovanni, Duck, Pasquale, Quixote, and Bradman (all punningly connected with the name Don or Donald)
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Today we have another challenging and enjoyable Friday puzzle. Continue reading "DT 30262"
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I found this puzzle above average in both difficulty and enjoyment, which I guess is what we hope for on a Friday. I felt that the difficulty here came not from complexity or obscurity but from clever misdirection, which requires much skill on the part of the setter. I hope that they will take a bow in the comments later today. Continue reading "DT 30256"
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to an enjoyable Friday puzzle whose grid contains every letter in the alphabet except X. I’m afraid that work today has left no time to search for pictures. I will try to make up for the omission next week. Continue reading "DT 30250"
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I found this puzzle very enjoyable, and not just because it features a couple of cats. Continue reading "DT 30244"
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I enjoyed this puzzle a lot, although it took longer than usual to get a full grid. At one point I had the left-hand side complete and the right-hand side almost empty. In hindsight I’d say it’s because today’s setter is skilled at misdirection, but perhaps that’s just me. I look forward to reading how others found it. Continue reading "DT 30238"
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I found today’s puzzle a lot more straightforward that last Friday’s memorable crossword. Continue reading "DT 30232"
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I found today’s puzzle somewhere between chewy and tough, with both the grid fill and the parsing requiring quite a lot of head scratching. Continue reading "DT 30226"
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30214
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
LetterBoxRoy has had more problems publishing his review this morning so I’ve produced some hints.
Thanks to the setter for the puzzle.
Please leave a comment telling us how you fared and what you thought of the puzzle.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Hello Everyone, me again
Thank you to Gazza for rescuing me last week and to Mr Kitty & Senf for their patience and support
I enjoyed the succinct cluing and clever surfaces, thank you setter Continue reading “DT 30208”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
Sparks set the toughest of Toughies, but it is so cold outside, what else were you going to do with your Friday morning? Continue reading “Toughie 2996”