Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ****
I felt as if I’d been mugged when I finished this extra-Toughie from Myops. I wasn’t helped by the Telegraph Puzzles site giving the setter as MynoT – I spent a while looking for a D in every answer! The puzzle certainly grew on me as I worked on the review. There are still one or two that I’m not completely sure about.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Morning All! I got the impression form comments on the day that people found this quite tricky. I also struggled in place but as gazza pointed out “I think it’s a mark of a great puzzle if you struggle to get some answers but, when you’ve finished, you can’t understand why it took you so long because the answers are so obvious.”. Specifically here I think that the excellent surface readings diverted people nicely away from the real meanings
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from a very damp and gloomy Devon. We have a pleasant puzzle from Giovanni to unravel this morning, including a couple of unseasonal cricket clues. What was your take on it?
To reveal one of the hidden answers just highlight the space between the brackets under the troublesome clue.
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BD Rating –Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
I commented on Saturday that this would have been the perfect puzzle for Goldilocks as it was a ‘just right’ mixture of cryptic clues, anagrams, charades and ‘what??!!’ to suit every level of solver. Thanks once again to the Saturday Mysteron.