Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Yet another cracking puzzle from Chalicea, one of my favourite setters, is the highlight of my day. Continue reading “Toughie 2307”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
I always look forward to solving a Chalicea puzzle, and this one is excellent. The last one parsed was 5d and the last one solved was the superb 15a, which makes it my favourite with the mental picture conjured up by 10a taking the runner-up podium. Continue reading “Toughie 2291”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Having thought I would be solving a Dada puzzle I find that it is actually one from Chalicea. The Telegraph website showed the wrong setter, apparently Dada will be next Tuesday. For me, this is a win-win situation! Continue reading “Toughie 2275”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Positive proof, as if it was needed, that light and fluffy can be enjoyable! Watch out soon for a special “Fluffy” NTSPP from this setter. Continue reading “Toughie 2255”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
I had an email from today’s setter concerning my comment last Friday about “those fluffy offerings found in the early part of each week”. Apparently, our editor thinks that less able solvers should have some puzzles that they can tackle.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hi everyone. Today is a Chalicea Tuesday — yay! I found it of a normal difficulty level for the day and the setter. I’m not quite sure which way is up at the moment so I’ve left the enjoyment rating untouched, but please shout at me if you think it should be higher!
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hi all, and welcome to Toughie corner on a Tuesday which is sunny and bright at time and place of writing. Whatever the weather where you are, we have a bright and breezy puzzle from Chalicea to warm us up.
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
Welcome everyone. I like some Tuesday Toughies to be accessible to back page solvers, but can’t pretend that I found this of more than ** back-page difficulty. Perhaps it was just the effect of concentrating properly on blog day, and I’ll get complaints about rating too low. We’ll see!
That aside, there were still some nice “aha!” moments and plenty to make me smile, so I’m a happy solver. I hope you are too.
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***/****
A big warm fluffy welcome to you all. Today’s puzzle in the Toughie slot is one of those I’m happy to recommend to back page solvers. A couple of unfamiliar words for me didn’t slow down the gridfill or dent the enjoyment.
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Hello to you all. This is Chalicea Toughie number three, which I found a little gentler than the previous ones. If I didn’t smile quite as much this time round maybe that was just me (I’ve been working on my frown again recently, despite having honed it to near-perfection), or maybe it’s simply that the bar has been set high. … Continue reading