Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating — Difficulty ** — Enjoyment ***
Hello everyone from a rather chilly Oxford. This isn’t a Ray T crossword and I’m not going to make any wild guesses as to who the setter might be.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on Sunday 25th December
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
Perfect Christmas morning entertainment, with some very nice themed clues. I’m going to select 13a, 4d, 6df and 15d for ‘special mention’
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
I’m not sure if it’s a deliberate policy to stiffen up the Toughies in 2017 but after yesterday’s trickier than usual Tuesday puzzle we have another today which I found harder than average for a Wednesday.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ***
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Our first post of 2017 so Happy New Year everyone.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ***
Hi everyone, and a very warm welcome to a new year of Toughies. … Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hello everyone, and welcome to 2017. After searching for an adjective to describe today’s puzzle I settled on “solid”.… Continue reading
Ashley Knowles (Boatman) will be at Waterstones in Brighton from 7 pm on Thursday 19 January to host a rare joint appearance of Guardian Crossword Editor, Hugh Stephenson and John Halpern (Paul in the Guardian readers, Mudd in the Financial Times, Punk in the Independent and one of the panel of setters for the Times) to talk about the art, practice and future of crossword compiling and to answer your questions.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ****
Good Morning from the heart of Downtown LI.… Continue reading
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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