Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
After a couple of flirtations with a single anagram Beam has given himself a good talking to, pulled himself together and returned to austerity with his latest Toughie.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
There seems to be a benevolent anticyclone that has decided to spend a prolonged period sitting over New Zealand. Perfect weather for the thousands of people who are taking their annual summer holiday.
Jay has broken this week’s pattern of more difficult puzzles with this enjoyable offering.
BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***/****
A snappy and entertaining puzzle from Dada. The third star for difficulty is due to a bit of a struggle I had with the top left corner - unable to get 1,2 or 3d, I was left with only two checkers for the cheeky 10a, and it was only when the penny dropped that the rest fell in. A bit more on that clue at the bottom of the review.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment **
I don’t really subscribe to the current theory on the blog that back-page puzzles have got harder since 1st January but I have to concede that this one seems to me to be above average in terms of difficulty with some quite complicated wordplay (so I’ve given it four *).… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Today Rufus proves that time travel is possible taking us right back to 1950s England where policemen were helpful to motorists and the item at 6 across adorned every bar in the land.… Continue reading
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Less than 7 days left to enter our January Prize Puzzle
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a number of the more difficult clues and provide hints for them.… Continue reading
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There’s still time to have a go at our January Prize Puzzle
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 I enjoyed this much more than the puzzle I reviewed earlier this week, I found several of the constructs could only be resolved after “guessing” the answer from the definition.… Continue reading