Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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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 **
Greetings from the Calder Valley!
Osmosis is along today in the Friday slot and this is what I would call a typical Osmosis puzzle with lots of painstaking constructions using smaller words and pieces of words.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs, where the sun is trying to break through the clouds after some heavy showers.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
This puzzle was published on 11th July 2015
Morning All! I found this a pretty standard difficulty puzzle for Saturday just falling in the two star difficulty. There were plenty of easy clues to get you started and a few to make you think.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ****/***** – Enjoyment ****
This was a challenging puzzle. I filled in the grid eventually but it wasn’t until I started writing the blog that I realised how much of the wordplay I hadn’t fully understood.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *– Enjoyment ****
Morning All! This puzzle was a lot gentler than last Sunday’s which will please some. There were still some lovely clues with brilliant surface readings.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** / **** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Ottawa where we are currently enjoying pleasant summer weather which comes as a welcome respite from a recent heat wave.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment **
I may be unduly grouchy today as I spent a lot of the morning trying to communicate with BT staff in India about a fault on my telephone line – an activity guaranteed to raise the blood pressure.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Sorry to disappoint but, after the big buildup from 2Kiwis, the mystery blogger is me!… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
A nice and gentle offering from Warbler today, no harder than the back-pager, to start our Toughie week, although I was misled by 7d which had me concerned about my lack of Latin education – however, turns out it was my musical education that was to blame.… Continue reading