Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Busman is Tom Johnson. He is also known as Doc of the Spectator, Didymus and Gozo and is co-editor of 1 Across Magazine
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Welcome aboard everybody. Today’s ride with the Busman was a fairly smooth one, my only real delays being in dim-wittedly failing to spot an obvious enough anagram and in having trouble piecing an unknown answer together from wordplay. I enjoyed it but can’t pick a favourite. Did/can you?
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Hello and welcome to Hinterland’s 2032 Toughie service from Clues to Answers via Parsings. Your setter today is Busman and your hinter is Kitty.
Tickets are free, but if you would like to leave a donation of a comment then that would be most welcome – without you all this would be nothing but an empty shell of metal and paint. … Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
It’s almost a year since we last had a Busman Toughie. As usual he’s pretty gentle with us (although there may be some complaints about the specialist knowledge required at 9a) and this pleasant puzzle could well have appeared on the back page.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
On this special day Kitty is canoodling on the other side, so I’m filling in here. We have a very pleasant crossword offering brandy and more than one port.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
In a terrifying and bewildering world, the humble 15 by 15 grid is a civilised place to which we can escape and have fun. A veritable rock. A rock that is contained in a paper which may be removed with scissors. … Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
It must be autumn (despite the sweltering heat) because the mahoosive house spiders have invaded. I removed three from chez Kitty just last night and one a couple of days ago. … Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Hello everybody. I do hope today finds you well and happy. Busman eases us into the Toughie week with an anagram-rich puzzle (I have typed the A-word nine times below). … Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
I gave the last Busman puzzle half-a-star for difficulty. This one was a little more challenging although I had solved all but 5 clues on the first read-through. The last answer in was 27 across where the incorrect enumeration had me fooled for a time.… Continue reading
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My first encounter with Busman. I found it fresh and fun, if very much at the easy end of the Toughie spectrum — the second star for difficulty being due as much as anything to the fact that I was busy eating a fried breakfast while solving.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ½* – Enjoyment *
I like a Toughie that gives the brain a good work out during the time it takes me to consume at least one (and preferably more than one) cup of coffee.… Continue reading
