Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
A bit of a geography tour, this one. An easyish puzzle, though one or two words held me up a bit – finding the right “word – A = other word” at 17 in particular. * indicates an anagram in the notes below.
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment **
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
A good, honest puzzle with some clever clues. As usual, if you cannot get the answer even with the hint, select the white space inside the curly brackets to reveal it.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
This one is not as difficult as yesterday’s. I was held up on 19d because I initially read the last word of the clue as TURN rather than TUM. It’s an easy mistake to make with lower-case letters, but I’ll have to get new glasses!
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Don’t forget – just highlight the space between the curly brackets to reveal the answer.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment **
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
An interesting and varied collection of clues, slightly more difficult than yesterday’s but worth the effort to tease out. As usual, the answers are hidden inside the curly brackets – select the white space inside if you’re totally stumped.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Don’t forget – just highlight the space between the curly brackets to reveal the answer.
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This edition concerns only a small, but important, minority – those brave souls who tackle the Enigmatic Variations in the Sunday Telegraph Seven supplement, or rather those who use the online version rather than the version in the supplement.
The online version of EV No. 853: Deepest Affections by Kruger is missing some key information.
There is also a small problem with the version printed in the newspaper.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
As Spring is fast approaching, I have changed the header picture once more. The intention is to show the same view for the current month of the year – those for January and February are still in the Gallery, along with a few new pictures. The large van in the centre of the picture is the Mobile Library – a lifeline for Mrs BD.
Some of you may have noticed that The Mine is growing too – Popes and Antipopes are among the new additions. Later today, following one of the clues in today’s General Knowledge puzzle, I intend to add the Hebrew / Jewish calendar.
For the weekend prize crosswords I will select a few of the better clues and provide hints for them. A full analysis of this puzzle will be available at 12.00 next Thursday, March 12th.
Some hints to get you started: Continue reading “ST Cryptic No 2474 – Hints”
