Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Hints and tips for completing the regular Daily Telegraph Cryptic crosswords
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs, still bitterly cold, with snow lying on the garden from the weekend. I don’t think I’ll be planting potatoes on Good Friday this year. Still, at least we now have a functioning kitchen again.
I was held up by 16d, which pushed the solution into *** territory for me.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
I thought this was a bit harder today, with a few of the clues causing some head scratching moments. Some lovely clues though, as one would expect from the Maestro. 17d being a case in point.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Giovanni certainly didn’t seem to be wearing his ‘hard hat’ today but we get the usual entertaining mixture of clues. Let us know what you thought.
Continue reading “DT 27132”
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment **
A typical offering from the Saturday Mysteron – nothing too contentious or for that matter exciting.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
The usual mix of clues from Ray T, including Her Majesty and a smattering of innuendo. A dual difficulty rating, the first is for those who, like me, love Ray T’s puzzles and the second is for those who tend to struggle with his clues.
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Quite straightforward and enjoyable. A 1.5* difficulty/3* enjoyment for me. Thanks to setter (Jay?).
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs, where the day has started grey and misty – and we’re in the throes of having our kitchen refitted. The old cabinets are about to disappear into the large skip parked on our front lawn, and their contents are spread around the house.
Thanks to the setter for another fairly gentle offering, with just sufficient pause to put it into ** territory for me.
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Enjoyable, but over far too quickly. Re 16a, was there an attempt at a failed nina on the line below?
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
There are some topical clues in this very enjoyable puzzle. Do let us know what you made of it.
Continue reading “DT 27126”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Another Cephas Saturday puzzle with his usual anagrams in a mix of clues – I do believe that he is gradually upping the trickiness level too.