Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
What a difference a few days make. After finishing this Elgar puzzle I felt as if I’d been mugged by Vlad the Impaler. I didn’t think it was one of his best, but it was still better than most Toughies.
Tilsit was called away to help a friend, leaving me to explain this one!
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
This Sunday Virgilius provided us with an easy cryptic which was a delight to solve (and revisit for the review) with many fine clues; my top favourites are highlighted in blue.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
We have a fairly gentle challenge from Giovanni today, although there were a couple of common words (12a and 3d) with meanings new to me. Let us have your take on it.
If you need to see an actual answer highlight the space between the brackets under the troubling question.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Morning All! My poor work and beer befuddled brain on Saturday morning made this a shade harder than it should have been – in fact I set it aside in favour of a glass of Alka-Seltzer before our second round of golf in Wales that weekend. Having come back to it Wednesday evening I found it much more straightforward and very enjoyable.