Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs. Another bright sunny morning which, if the rest of the week is any guide, will give way to cloud and rain later.… Continue reading
This puzzle was published on Saturday 29th July
BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Apart from mutterings about long gone actresses, this puzzle seemed to go down well on Saturday. Mr CS (who doesn’t do cryptic crosswords but quite often listens as I mutter away to myself) thought 10/11a was a brilliant clue.
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Another Thursday and another Beam puzzle with all the usual Beam characteristics (including a number of definitions that I wasn’t totally convinced by). The puzzle wasn’t too difficult.… Continue reading
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BD Rating — Difficulty ** — Enjoyment ***
Hello everyone. I don’t know who set today’s crossword and I’ve been wrong too many times to make any guesses but what I am sure about is that it’s not Ray T.… Continue reading
This puzzle was published on Sunday 23rd July
BD Rating – Difficulty *– Enjoyment ***
Morning All! I found this a very quick solve which curtailed my enjoyment a little bit.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
I made rather heavy weather of this though when I’d finished I couldn’t really see why because there were a handful of ‘old favourites’ to give a way in.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Our very wet winter continues. Everything seems to have been in a state of sogginess for months and we are all looking forward to the gradually increasing day lengths to help the drying process as our spring approaches. … Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Hi Toughie-lovers. Today Dada has brought us a fun puzzle with plenty of humour which I found a bit of a, well, toughie when solving but can’t really see why now.… Continue reading
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to another Tuesday back-pager. My opinion of this puzzle went up steadily as the grid filled up. While I found the top half straightforward and not very sparkly, things picked up considerably towards the bottom. … Continue reading