Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Well what a weekend. My rugby watching pals and I visited Grantchester on Saturday morning and all agree what a beautiful village it is. Particularly The Orchard Tea Garden, The Red Lion, The Green Man and The Blue Ball.… Continue reading
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Good Sunday morning from Winnipeg. Springtime is getting going (sort of), chilly mornings, but approaching positive double digit high temperatures.
Mr Robert Zimmerman’s alter ego is appearing here in July. The venue is a (ice) hockey arena (that is multi-purposed for extra revenue) but, given that ticket prices range from the Canadian equivalent of £90 (up in the ‘gods’ (a.k.a.… Continue reading
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Morning all, BD is off being lead negotiator at the Hanley in Swan Brexit negotiations, so I have stepped into the breach to keep an eye on today’s goings-on.
I rather suspect we have a visit today from the Mysteron with a puzzle that I really enjoyed (2.5* &4*). I suspect some of the traditionalists may find it not to their liking, but it’s rather amusing with a few topical references and neologisms scattered around. There are also a fair few anagrams around, and I have ignored most of the longer clues that feature anagrams. There’s also one rather poignant topical clue at 1 across which should become apparent.
Thank you to our Mysterious Setter for a very pleasant solve that was not too taxing.
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 ***/****
A proper toughie I thought – this went relatively slowly for me and it took me quite a while to finish my last quadrant, NW. Of course it all looks remarkably straightforward in hindsight – maybe it was just me.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a dry but overcast morning.
By way of contrast to some recent Giovanni puzzles, I found this one quite tricky, well into *** difficulty, though looking back at it, it is hard to see why.… Continue reading
This puzzle was published on Saturday 18th March
BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ***
Morning All! This was pretty standard fare for a Saturday Prize Puzzle. No complaints here.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ***/****
This was definitely a game of two halves. The bottom half went in with very few problems but then I struggled greatly with the top half even after I’d been sent the correct clue for 12 across (which was then solved instantly).… Continue reading
This puzzle was published on Sunday 12th March
BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ****
Morning All! The usual smooth stuff from our Sunday Setter. I don’t recall the time being that slow so I must have made a cup of tea half way through. It was really just a case of ‘sit back an admire the clueing’.