Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
A pleasant puzzle which is not too tough. Thanks to Gila.
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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.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Today’s setter, new to the Toughie series, has taken the 23a of Gila, a species of venomous lizard. This is a promising debut which I found to be slightly tougher than usual for a Tuesday. Continue reading “Toughie 2311”