Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ****
Morning All!. A puzzle that I really enjoyed. There were a few clues that caused a bit of trouble but the penny drop moments were well worth the effort.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
A pleasant enough puzzle, but, once again, hardly a Toughie.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hola from the Vega Baja where I’m on double time again. Yep, it’s another public holiday in Valencia (Día de la Comunidad Valenciana)!
I thought this a fairly benign puzzle with nothing to really frighten the horses . There are a couple of clues where either I’m missing something or they aren’t quite right. I’ll be interested to see if anyone can explain further.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment ****
Morning All!. I found this a very enjoyable puzzle that just stayed inside **** territory based on my solving time. The parsing of some of the clues and the surface readings greatly increased my enjoyment and satisfaction.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***
I thought that this was on the easyish side for a Beam puzzle and my only hold-ups were in the NW corner. The Queen appears to have gone walkabout but, that apart, all his usual characteristics are on show including a shortage of anagrams and several bits of amusing innuendo.
Continue reading “Toughie 1271”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Yesterday, on our morning walk, we saw the first flock of Bar-tailed Godwits that have returned to our estuary from their breeding ground in Alaska. Incredibly, they make this journey non-stop. We are always pleased to see them safely home again each year.
An enjoyable puzzle once again from Jay
An update from John Henderson:
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
A typical Excalibur puzzle to fill the Tuesday ‘Toughie’ slot.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
As so often on Tuesdays this is all pretty straightforward with not a lot to make your brain hurt. Do let us know what you thought of it and how you got on.
Continue reading “DT 27614”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
One moment we are singing and the next we cry with pain.