Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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This puzzle was published on 12 Sep 2021
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment *****
Greetings from Kolkata. I loved solving the Sunday puzzle excellently set by Dada and thereafter writing a full review for your kind perusal and valuable feedback. Continue reading “ST 3125”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from the bottom of the Barrel where the Cornish sun which has followed us home is shining brightly and calling us out into the garden. Today’s puzzle has been set by Robyn Continue reading “Toughie 2717”
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Tuesday. I'm busy making slides for a program review on Thursday, so less time than usual was available to search for amusing pictures to illustrate clues or answers. Which is a shame because this nice puzzle deserves great pictures. It feels to me like the work of our friend X-Type. Continue reading "DT 29786"
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BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ***
Hola from the Vega Baja where summer is slowly drawing to a close. We’re forecast rain for tomorrow and temperatures not reaching 30°C but then normal service is due to return for a few days.
Today we have the usual Monday elegance but perhaps a little on the easier side of the spectrum of difficulty. Well, I thought it so but no doubt many of you will disagree.
Continue reading “DT 29785”
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Piccadilly’s last EV crossword was ‘Boricahf’, where we had to solve a Playfair square to find three types of spaniel, so you know that you can expect something unusual.
Preamble: Each set of clues is presented in alphabetic order of its answers, to be entered where they will fit in one of the four identical quadrants.… Continue reading
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Good morning from Warrington, where it’s a dull overcast day. Thanks to Gazza for holding the fort last week. Continue reading “DT 29784 (Hints)”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ***
Not sure where Dutch is today, but here’s a quickly bashed out set of Hints and Tips Continue reading “Toughie 2716”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs, where the morning sun is peeping through the clouds.
For me, this was reasonably straightforward. Whether others find it so will depend to some extent on the GK elements falling within their comfort zone.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 11th Sep 2021
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A very nice and gentle Saturday puzzle from the setter. I feel highly pleased to present to you a full review of the same for your kind perusal and precious feedback. Continue reading “DT 29778”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
There’s a theme in this Toughie with a number of synonyms of the answer to 8d. Thanks to Firefly.
Please leave a comment telling us how you fared and what you thought of the puzzle.… Continue reading