Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from a very sunny Barrel. Today’s Puzzle by Gila is a perfect Tuesday Toughie. Plenty of starter clues to give a foothold and checkers to work with and then the pesky few at the end sitting there poking fun at you until something clicks and the penny drops. Continue reading “Toughie 2522”
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BD Rating – Difficulty** – Enjoyment ****
Hi everyone.
Nice to be back on Toughie duty, even if it’s at the gentler end of the scale. Our puzzle today is set by young Gila who has quickly learned how to turn out friendly accessible and enjoyable puzzles.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Another Toughie that suits Tuesdays to a tee. Thanks to Gila for this light-hearted puzzle. Continue reading “Toughie 2474”
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
There are twelve 4-letter and four three-letter answers in this puzzle. We often refer to such as ‘pesky’ but only one gave me any real problems – 8a where the A?E?… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Thanks to Gila for a pleasant puzzle which was enjoyable but not too tough.
Do 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 ***
A pleasant puzzle which is not too tough. Thanks to Gila.
Please leave a comment telling us how you fared and what you thought of it.
Across Clues
1a Food set out on plate (7)
POLENTA: an anagram (set out) of ON PLATE.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment **
I’m not sure what to make of this puzzle as a ‘Toughie’. 4-letter answers usually cause some problems and may even be labelled as ‘pesky’ but there are no less than twelve of them here and all twelve went in with no delays and could easily have appeared in a back-pager.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Gila has given us a fairly straightforward puzzle today with some solid clues but nothing to really set the pulses racing. Thanks to him.
Please leave a comment telling us how you fared and what you thought of it.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Apologies for the late appearance of this review. This was due to visitors and a long lunch chez BD.
Most of it went in with litte difficulty though I did have to work on the last 2 or 3 answers and the words that were new to me. Continue reading “Toughie 2356”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
This is the first Gila puzzle that I’ve had the pleasure of blogging. Thanks to our setter.
Please leave a comment telling us how you fared and what you thought of it.… Continue reading