Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Toughie Setters this week
Wednesday Django. Thursday Beam. Friday Elgar
Hello everyone from a cloudy South Devon. Tuesday rolls by again and we have the pleasure of a cracking Serpent puzzle to kick off the Toughie week.… Continue reading
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A good Tuesday level Toughie puzzle from Serpent. Continue reading “Toughie 2857”
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Hello everyone from a bright South Devon coast.
Today I have the great pleasure of blogging a very fine puzzle from Serpent for the first time.
Maybe a little tough for Tuesday, I only fully appreciated the skill and wit while doing the hints.… Continue reading
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Serpent provides a Toughie of a difficulty level right in the middle of the Toughie spectrum. Continue reading “Toughie 2774”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Serpent provides a proper mid-week Toughie Continue reading “Toughie 2750”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Serpent can always be relied on to provide the solver with a nicely challenging crossword, Continue reading “Toughie 2726”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
The sun has got his hat on. Hip hip hip hooray
The sun has got his hat on and he’s coming out today
About time too.
As for today’s puzzle from serpent Continue reading “Toughie 2709”
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
Serpent has given us a proper Toughie to solve this grey and gloomy Wednesday morning. Continue reading “Toughie 2678”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
In terms of difficulty this is about par for a midweek Toughie. At one stage I thought we were going to get an equestrian theme but I don’t think there are enough references even for a ‘mini’ one.… Continue reading