Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating — Difficulty ** — Enjoyment ****
Hello everyone. Today we have a not too tricky Ray T crossword so to those of you who struggle a bit with his puzzles I’d say keep calm and carry on – you can do this one.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *– Enjoyment ***
Given the amount of time that elapses between Sunday puzzle publication and closing date, I always try to draft the review on solving day so that I don’t forget what I thought of the crossword. For some reason, I didn’t add a prologue this time and can’t remember (a) why not and (b) exactly what I thought. Judging by my star ratings scribbled on my solved grid, I would say that it didn’t take me long (so 1*) and was typical for a Sunday puzzle (hence the 3*)
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
We have another great puzzle from Micawber, a joy from start to finish.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
We’ve had a busy day today as we were up before dawn to drive to Wellington to deliver a car to our daughter. Took longer than we hoped as we were right in the middle of all the commuter traffic. However we made it eventually and still got home in plenty of time to tackle this week’s Jay puzzle.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
Excalibur at her shimmering best today! I solved the four interlocking clues in the middle then did the four resulting mini-puzzles in order, anticlockwise from the SE, enjoying it all the way.
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment **
We have what is pretty much a read and write puzzle today with only the two cryptic clues (10a and 26a) requiring a bit of thought on my part.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good Morning. I think Rufus is in fine form today providing a puzzle that took more passes than usual to solve with the last four clues holding me up for some time.… Continue reading
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The first-ever Crossword Blog in the UK is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in London on Saturday 5th December, and Andy “Linxit” Wallace has extended a welcome to followers of other blogs to join him on that day.
Here is the message he posted on Times for the Times:
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As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, a number of the more difficult clues have been selected and hints provided for them.… Continue reading