Today the number of page views sailed through the 3,000,000 barrier.
Onwards and upwards!
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Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
Tilsit is unwell, so I have put this review together quickly. The usual class puzzle from Notabilis with a number of those penny-drop moments.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment **/***
Unusually for me, this Sunday puzzle took a long time to finish, and others have subsequently confirmed my view that this was at the hard end of the Virgilius spectrum. I did have particular trouble with 9a and the very sneaky clue of the day that was 21a. Thank you Virgilius for a proper brain workout of a cryptic, my view of which improved as I prepared this review.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
We have a typical Giovanni today with an entertaining mixture of clues. Let us know what you thought of it in a comment.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
We had a reasonably tricky puzzle this week from our mystery setter with a couple of very good clues, particularly 20 Down. Reviewing this I was struck by the number of charades (word sums) in the puzzle – does anyone else think it was excessive? Continue reading “DT 26516”