Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I found the top half of this puzzle fairly straightforward, but things got decidedly chewy down in the bottom half, especially in the SW. That all made for a rewarding solve. Continue reading "DT 30796"
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This puzzle was published on 7th December 20*24
BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Toughie No 3391 by Beam
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Thanks to Beam for a fairly straightforward and enjoyable puzzle with little to frighten the gee-gees. I only required BRB assistance to verify the second bit of 17d. I originally thought that there was an error in 13a but now I’m not so sure.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30795
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Despite some very brief clues, I am convinced that this is not the work of RayT, so I will leave you, dear reader, to play Guess the Setter.
I had to be very careful with the spelling of 1a, but happily some checking letters came to my rescue. 13d is such a lovely and underused word, but my CoD goes to the very clever 16a.
I am no aficionado of popular music, but even I had heard of the Quickie Pun!
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
A very good Wednesday morning from Winnipeg where we will have a White Christmas as with approaching 30cms of snow on the ground, and probably more to come, we more than meet the criteria of at least 2cms of snow on the ground on Christmas Day.… Continue reading
Sunday Toughie No 149 by proXimal
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 1st of December 2024
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This puzzle was published on 1st December 2024
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A tough though entertaining puzzle from Dada this Sunday that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a full review of his puzzle for your kind perusal and significant feedback.
Continue reading “ST 3293 (full review)”
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Very Tuesday-appropriate, I felt. A little trickery, of course, but nothing too spooky.… Continue reading