Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Much to like here, nice deception, great definitions, surprises, and as always Notabilis is wonderfully fair – I particularly appreciated the extra help with the plants (unflowering plant, low-growing plant), even though the answers are common enough.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a slightly less gloomy morning than many we’ve had this month.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment **
Typical Saturday crossword – whilst solving the puzzle, I did notice the number of times I had to remove a letter from a word, but hadn’t quite realised how many anagrams there were until I typed the review.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
A pleasant puzzle from Dada. I did the left-hand side very quickly but then slowed down.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ****
Enjoyable both to solve and review as is normal with the Sunday cryptic crossword.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Ottawa where we have been experiencing some very unseasonable weather – more like mid-October than mid-December.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Thanks to Sparks for a very enjoyable midweek Toughie which brightened up my day in spite of the seemingly never-ending rain that we’re having here.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
New Zealand’s native flax plants grow very well and abundantly in the area where we live. At this time of the year they put forth spectacular flower shoots that grow to a height of 3 metres or more. As well as delighting us they also supply a great pre-Christmas feast for lots of nectar-eating birds.
We have just arrived back from a few days in Wellington in time to tackle this delightful as ever Jay puzzle.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment **/***
Welcome to the Toughie week. Excalibur’s latest puzzle felt tough for a Tuesday, and while it certainly wasn’t dull, I did think one or two of the clues were the wrong sort of difficult. Still, I look forward to her next one.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
This is a decent puzzle with a couple of long anagrams (which some people will like).… Continue reading