Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***
Cephas is definitely making us work harder to have a chance of winning that elusive Telegraph fountain pen. My favourite clue was 11d – what was yours?
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
I’m back refreshed after a week away so thanks to BD for covering for me last week. I didn’t find today’s puzzle too taxing. I did stall briefly in the NW and SE corners and probably shouldn’t have done. The thought that was needed to sort out some of the wordplay helped maintain interest
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
A very enjoyable puzzle which, while a bit tricky in places, is within the capabilities of most solvers.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
The usual perfect start to Sunday morning.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
I don’t think that there’s a vast difference in difficulty between Beam’s Toughies and the back-page puzzles of his alter ego Ray T. I thought that this one was fairly gentle but entertaining, with some really good clues (and one excellent one at 11a).
Continue reading “Toughie 959”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good one from Jay. A little pause before completing the NW corner, but otherwise smooth sailing. So 2-2.5*/3* for difficulty/enjoyment. Thanks Jay.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Another gentle start to the Toughie week.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs, where it’s grey and overcast, but the daffodils are at last making a show of Spring.
I was held up in the NW and SE corners long enough to give this one *** for difficulty.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
I was going to give this two stars for difficulty, but I got a bit stuck in the top right corner, so I think I will go with three. Another very entertaining crossword from the Maestro, 10a made me smile when I worked it out.
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Why not have a go at our April Prize puzzle?
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the more difficult clues and provide hints for them.