Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from the Calder Valley and a really ferocious Toughie to close the week. I have to admit this was quite a struggle and I think that had I not been on blogging duties today, this may well have been put in my “revisit later” puzzle, which rarely gets accessed.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
No &lits/all-in-ones today, but a few clues of particular kinds that we expect from this setter.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
I thought that this was quite a stiff test from Giovanni today, though a lot of my difficulty was of my own making since I initially wrote in “crab” for 12a and so could get nowhere with 5d. As always, we appreciate all comments from solvers.
If you’re stuck for an answer, you’ll find them hidden between the curly brackets – just drag your cursor through the space between the brackets to reveal one.