Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Hello everyone from a decidedly chilly South Devon.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning. Thank you to Gazza for filling in for me last Tuesday.
I found this Tuesday’s puzzle quite a knotty test in parts with more than the usual pauses for thought, but a satisfying feeling of having successfully risen to the challenge at the end. Continue reading “DT 30163”
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***
Hola from the Vega Baja. Another chilly morning but at least it’s sunny with no wind.
Campbell appears to have taken a leaf out of RayT’s book this week and stretched a few of his synonyms a bit. Still, it was the usual Monday elegance and not too difficult. Seven clues involving anagrams should give you a good start if you don’t have the general knowledge required in 24a the answer is easily guessable from the checkers.
Continue reading “DT 30162”
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I found this quite tricky last night, but sitting here and parsing it I don’t know why (I do now – I cannot spot an &lit for toffee). Zandio brings us a nice even 14a and 14d clues and I have hinted half (with a few bonus picture hints along the way)
Here we go…
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Ifor needs no introduction for EV solvers. Dave Hennings’ crossword database tells us that he has been setting them since 2010 and this will be his 44th in the series. We know that he will give us a challenge and that we can expect one of a range of scientific, cultural and theatrical themes.… Continue reading
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where, at the beginning of the month, we already have enough snow on the ground and appropriate temperatures that will ensure that we will have a White Christmas. … Continue reading
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On a very dark, cold and windy Saturday morning, we have what I thought was a fairly typical Saturday Prize Puzzle.
Continue reading “DT 30161 (Hints)”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
A nice steady solve, though back to 5* time for me. Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.
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