Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Morning All! Not much to write home about this week – I solved it so quickly that I didn’t really have time to enjoy it.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
I made heavy weather of this.… Continue reading
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Hello all from a warm and sunny Oxford.… Continue reading
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Super Sunday stuff – – The 5* rating reflects the extra fun that was had solving the wonderful 13d.
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This puzzle from Micawber is as entertaining as always although I found it slightly trickier than usual.… Continue reading
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Last week we mentioned “Winter at its best”. This was very rapidly followed by a spell of “Winter at its worst”. There were severe storms all over the country, roads washed out or flooded, heavy snow across the South Island, many power outages, Whanganui river broke its banks and flooded homes and businesses. We got off comparatively lightly with just a couple of days feeling like Winnie the Pooh, entirely surrounded by water. However things are getting back to normal again now with clear blue skies and fine frosty days.
The puzzle…. Yes. Just what we expect and enjoy from Jay once again.
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ****
Another high-quality Tuesday puzzle from the Don to which this rather hurried set of hints doesn't really do justice.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
When I’m blogging I normally work out the Quickie pun first as a warm-up for the main event and today’s pun gave me hope that we were getting something a bit different in the back-page cryptic department.… Continue reading
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Good day to you all. Welcome to the wonderful world of crypticity where all is not what it seems.… Continue reading