Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***/****
Thanks to Messinae for an enjoyable midweek Toughie producing a number of smiles, although a few of the surface readings are not very convincing.
Continue reading “Toughie 1047”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hola once more from the Vega Baja. I guess this is the surprise that BD mentioned last Wednesday, I wonder if Kath got it right. I’ve volunteered to help out while Scchua is away and Bufo is hors de combat so I’ll be around for a bit. After that who knows!
It’s a long time since I blogged a Wednesday puzzle and I see Jay still has the Wizardry! This is mostly straightforward but I found it quite a lot of fun – they don’t have to be hard to be enjoyable.
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Good afternoon from South Staffs, where a bright morning has become an overcast autumnal day.
A gentle start to the Toughie week, though I found that some of the clues took longer to explain than to solve.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***
Thanks again to Deep Threat for swapping, allowing me to give a very wide berth to today’s Toughie. While some of the general knowledge required will be familiar to most solvers, I thought that the obscure, certainly to me, poet in 28 across was a step too far, even with reasonably easy wordplay.
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Researchers:
Dr. Philip Fine and Dr. Kathryn Friedlander, University of Buckingham
Continue reading “Cryptic Crossword Solving Research (Update – Sep 2013)”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Here is today’s collection of answers/hints to the Monday Maestro’s offering. (More Rufus in the Guardian if you need it). A pleasant and enjoyable solve with 13a and 13d providing the entertainment.
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The September Prize puzzle is now available – don’t miss your chance to enter
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the more difficult clues and provide hints for them.
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There’s a new Monthly Prize Puzzle available today – why not have a go?
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, an assortment of clues, including some of the more difficult ones, have been selected and hints provided for them.
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Why not have a go at our latest Monthly Prize Puzzle? The winner will receive their choice of any of the Telegraph Crossword Books published by Hamlyn.
Please note that, due to punitive postal charges, while the competition is open to all, the prize is only available to UK solvers.
A review will follow after the closing date (21st September 2013).