Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. Nice solid Tuesday puzzle today. Since this intro is going to be long, I'll move straight to the important bits. Continue reading "DT 29283"
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I felt that I was being transported back in time to meet a former Prime Minister from a couple of centuries ago. Then a playwright, a pair of dancers and a singer from way back in the last century. Continue reading “DT 29282”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
This is Elgar’s 142nd Telegraph Toughie. This is the number of a special vehicle featured in a remarkable story, now also a movie, and is referenced by a number of grid entries
As always, finding the definitions is half the battle – these are underlined for you in the clues below.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a misty, frosty day.
One or two clues which gave me pause for thought in today’s puzzle, but nothing like the degree of difficulty we saw last week.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 1st February 2020
BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment **/***
A fairly average Saturday Prize Puzzle Continue reading “DT 29275”
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You do know what to expect when Kcit sets the ‘Toughie’ and this one was no exception. I’m not quite sure whether the number of picture opportunities he’s provided for the blogger makes up for the number of clues where we have to ‘remove a letter’ – certainly something I’d have flagged for attention if I’d been the test solver. … Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 26th January 2020
BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
A tricky crossword – and it wasn’t just those of us who been at the Bash the day before who thought so
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading
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I found this one surprisingly gentle for a Hudson puzzle but very enjoyable. I thought at one stage that we were getting a mini-theme on types of verse but I don’t suppose that two is sufficient even for the most minuscule theme.… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
A solo flight again this week. Grand-parental duties being the excuse.
While we have been enjoying warm dry conditions lately, further south, in the lower portion of the South Island where we were camping almost a year ago, they have been having torrential rain causing considerable flooding with lots of roads washed out and people needing helicopter evacuations.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Donnybrook makes it simple today with a mix of easy clues with even easier ones, with 10a being the only clue that would have been out-of-place in a backpage puzzle.