Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
This was a very pleasant if not over-taxing Toughie, although the diminutive female in 1a was completely new to me.
Continue reading “Toughie 1159”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Somewhere between 1.5-2* for difficulty and 3* for enjoyment. Thanks Jay.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Shamus lets us gently into this new Toughie week with an enjoyable puzzle.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
This seemed all very straightforward to me. What did you think?
Continue reading “DT 27446”
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
A gentle start to the week and a clear blue sky here in Downtown LI. Perfectamonday methinks.
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Bufo, Tilsit and I had a very enjoyable evening yesterday at the Listener Dinner in Cheltenham. As a result, I’m feeling a tad delicate today!
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a number of the more difficult clues and provide hints for them.
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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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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **
While not particularly difficult, I thought that several of the clues were unsatisfactory, albeit easy to guess. Certainly not up to the standard we have come to expect on a Friday.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a bright, sunny spring morning.
Fewer anagrams than usual from Giovanni this morning, but the usual sprinkling of classical and biblical references.