Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
This was my first chance to blog a Stick Insect Toughie since I was on my travels when his last puzzle appeared on a Thursday.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Morning all from a rather dank and dismal Vega Baja. Winter has certainly arrived at last. I haven’t a clue who today’s setter is as the style doesn’t ring any bells at all. There’s four longish anagrams to give you a way in, a couple of rather complicated charades and three cryptic definitions. While solving I thought it was a bit tricky but looking at the website’s timer it’s a solid ** puzzle. Perhaps I was just lucky in unravelling the anagrams fairly quickly. Continue reading “DT 28598”
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This puzzle was published on 19th November 2017
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
I really enjoyed this Sunday puzzle – lots of Virgilius ‘specials and some lovely surface readings too.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
This is a typical Osmosis puzzle (and it’s a pangram) with lots of detailed wordplay although it’s somewhat easier than he can sometimes be.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
We seem to have mentioned weather quite a lot lately but it really is quite phenomenal.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
Hello and welcome to a Toughie Tuesday which I found tough.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. I appreciated how this puzzle offered some straightforward clues to provide a foothold from which to tackle other clues featuring more complex constructions hiding behind smooth surface readings. … Continue reading
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Some of you may have already heard that Phil McNeill is retiring as the Telegraph Puzzles Editor at the end of January 2018. … Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
MP is jubilant today after watching the England men’s and women’s teams win at Twickenham.… Continue reading