Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
A good puzzle from Firefly that is a little let down by a handful of poor clues. At least it gives me an opportunity to include a favourite YouTube clip.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
A puzzle solved when I got home from the rigours of the toughest Times Crossword Championship final I can remember. However, now that I’ve looked up the results from 2000, which I remember as my best final in both results and speed terms, it turns out that my winning average time was just over 8 minutes a puzzle. Mark Goodliffe’s winning time on Sunday equated to 8:22 a puzzle.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
I thought that this was a really entertaining Giovanni puzzle with a number of excellent clues, although, as is usual with Giovanni, there are also quite a few easy ones to get you started. Unusually there appear to be no religious references at all. Your views, in a comment, are most welcome.
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