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 ***
I worked through this systematically, 1a being the first one in, completing quadrants NW, NE, SW, giving me the illusion of control, but I found it hard to get an entry to SE.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from County Mayo, where we’re visiting my sister, on a damp Irish morning.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *– Enjoyment ***
This puzzle was published on 5th September 2015
Morning All! Not much to say about this one. It was definite Lone Star territory for difficulty (an opinion generally shared on the day) and apart from a couple of clues I didn’t care for much I thought that there were some very good surface readings.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Another fairly easy puzzle from Kcit that would be much better suited to the back-page slot.… Continue reading
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BD Rating — Difficulty ** — Enjoyment ***
Good morning all. I don’t have any ideas about who set this one but it’s not Ray T.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment ***
Morning All! I solved this on the day then forgot where I put the paper so had to re-solve last night. It wasn’t too tricky but some of the clues needed unwinding in the explanations.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **
I prefer Toughies with complex wordplay to those with many obscure words and no less than five of the answers today were words that I didn’t know.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
We still keep that hoping Spring is nearly here but the succession of cold Southerly conditions that we have had recently is giving a different opinion. At least the days are getting longer and a few early flowers are making a tentative appearance.
One blogger only today as grandmother duties are required in Wellington for a few days.
A few answers in the NW corner caused a bit of head scratching but generally it went together much as we expect a Jay puzzle to do, with the usual generous helping of fun.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
It has been so cold in my north-facing office for the last two days, I was seriously contemplating getting out my woolly hat. … Continue reading