Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
Morning All! This was one of my quickest Sunday solves as everything fell into place quite nicely. Still lots of fun to complete and running through the wordplay was a delight as ever.
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| What? | The 10th annual “Sloggers and Betters” gathering for crossword setters and blog contributors and readers will take place in London, following on, as in previous years, from the annual lunch for Times setters. |
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Thanks to Micawber for compiling yet another masterly Toughie – not too demanding for the solver but full of humour and enjoyment.
Continue reading “Toughie 1171”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
As expected, Jay delivers another enjoyable, accessible puzzle. A little over 1.5* difficulty for me, and 3* for enjoyment. Thanks Jay.
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment **
A straightforward Toughie to start the week, although I think our setter was in fighting mood when she worked on some of the clues!
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
I’d be surprised if any of our experienced solvers had any great difficulties today; I thought that this would be a good puzzle for someone learning about cryptic crosswords. Do tell us how you got on.
Continue reading “DT 27464”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
At four am with a thick head this fine puzzle came to a complete halt halfway through hence the three star difficulty. Reviewing it at nine am, I can see no difficulty at all. Note to self – drink less on Sunday.
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There’s a new Monthly Prize Puzzle available right now – can you solve the mystery?
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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There’s still time to enter the April Prize Puzzle – can you solve the mystery?
As Big Dave appears to have been held up in posting the usual hints, here is something to keep you going. 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.