Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
ProXimal is Steve Bartlett, who sets crosswords for The Independent as eXternal (which he first used in our NTSPP series), and for the Financial Times as arteXlen.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
The Telegraph’s usual (very convoluted) method of informing on-line subscribers of the identities of the compilers of the Toughie puzzles has failed this week so I’m not certain of today’s setter, though I have a strong suspicion.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
It seems there’s been something of a boo-boo at Telegraph Towers today and this puzzle has failed to make it into the dead tree version. If you’re suffering from withdrawal symptoms and ask nicely here someone will email you a copy.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
Definitely a toughie – took me a while to find the right parsing for 8a (the lawman), 2d (southern Germany), 17d (theatrical act) & 22d (last of many to raise voice).… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
On the Telegraph Puzzles Site, this proXimal Toughie is today’s “Free-to-Play” puzzle Continue reading “Toughie 2607”
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
A nice friendly proXimal Toughie for another snowy day in lockdown. Continue reading “Toughie 2591”
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
An enjoyable and solver-friendly Toughie from proXimal. I did search for a pangram as the grid is one of his ‘usual’ ones where the Xs appear in the black squares but the solutions are also missing a Z so just an ‘ordinary’ crossword this time
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ***
Now that was a proper Toughie and no mistake! Continue reading “Toughie 2544”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
A gentler proXimal with some lovely clues, making for an enjoyable solve. Continue reading “Toughie 2525”
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
A nice proper Thursday Toughie with lots to enjoy throughout Continue reading “Toughie 2504”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ***
It has been quite a while Continue reading “Toughie 2480”