Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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Good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, back home after spending the work week in Calfornia.
Another very enjoyable and very typical Sunday puzzle from Virgilius. … Continue reading
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Morning all! BD and Mrs BD are among the jams and fruitcakes at the local village fete today, so I’m here with your hints.
Another fine puzzle for a Saturday with a couple of little head scratchers to sort out. I’m guessing it’s Cephas today. The puzzle doesn’t have too many anagrams which is a plus for me. There is a typo in 18 down, in both newspaper and online versions, with an L missing from one of the words in the clue. (now corrected on line!) However, it’s obvious what the word should be and it doesn’t affect anything in the puzzle.
If you are still at a loose end, you can have a crack at my very own General Knowledge Jumbo puzzle which is featured today at the Independent website. See if you can work out the connection between the three specific answers. It’s one of my more devious links!
It’s here!
http://puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/jumbo-general-knowledge-crossword-independent/#!201701
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 genuine toughie – this took me longer than the other three toughies this week combined!… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a cloudy, slightly damp Friday.… Continue reading
This puzzle was published on Saturday 22nd April
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Morning All! – This one had a lot of anagrams that I looked at and wrote in (I tend to spot them quite well!) thus resulting in a time just in to the 2 start slot. Otherwise I found it a pretty fair Saturday puzzle. Continue reading “DT 28408”
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
This was another straightforward puzzle by Samuel that caused me no problems at all.… Continue reading
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BD Rating — Difficulty ***/**** — Enjoyment ***
Hello everyone. We’re now only four days away from May 1st which is celebrated in Oxford by the Magdalen College choir singing from the top of the tower at 6.00am followed by the bells ringing out over the city.… Continue reading
This puzzle was published on Sunday 16th April
BD Rating – Difficulty */**– Enjoyment ****
Another splendid Sunday offering – my favourite was 17a.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment **/***
Thanks to Firefly for a midweek Toughie that was pleasant enough and not ubertricky.… Continue reading