Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Tilsit is unwell, so I’m reviewing the whole of this Osmosis puzzle instead of just the downs!
Although less difficult than we have come to expect on a Friday, this is still an excellent puzzle. Osmosis is one of only four current Toughie setters who have never come along to say hello, so why not start today?
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Afternoon All!. The clock stopped rather quickly on this puzzle for me but I immediately went back to absorb some of the near perfect surface readings that make it difficult for the inexperienced solver to break. A puzzle that was straightforward but a delight to solve.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from the Vega Baja. No, it’s not Wednesday! Gazza thought I might be suffering withdrawal symptoms after I missed Wednesday because of the rain so kindly offered to let me tackle this one instead – many thanks Gazza. It’s the second Giovanni I’ve blogged and both times I’ve found it an interesting experience to get to grips with a different style from my normal Jay puzzle.
I thought this was piitched about right for a Friday with a couple of gimmes and a few anagrams, to give you a start, and a few that require a bit of thought. I really enjoyed it but it will be interesting to see if others agree.
Continue reading “DT 26821”
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The Guardian is opening its doors this weekend to the public, as well as doing a number of Q&A events during the week. Araucaria and Paul will be there in person on Saturday. Elgar/Enigmatist is doing a Q&A session today on the Guardian Crossword thread run by Alan Connor from 1.00pm – 3.00pm.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Every other Saturday we get a slightly trickier challenge from the Saturday Mysteron and this week’s puzzle was no exception. When I had finished, I wasn’t sure I had found it as much fun as usual but doing the review it has certainly grown on me, not least because of my two favourite clues, highlighted in blue.