Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg – where, yesterday with glorious sunshine outside, I watched Spurs cruise into the FA Cup semi-finals followed by Stoke City, trying to avoid sliding out of the Premier League, playing, and losing to, Everton in on and off blizzard conditions.… Continue reading
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Greetings to all our Irish friends on St Patrick’s Day – let’s hope the England Rugby team are less generous later today! [Well,at least Spurs won, so the day wasn’t a total disaster.]
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. Although I try to select the clues I expect to cause the most difficulty, feel free to ask for help on any others – but please read the instructions in red at the end of this post.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ***
A solid puzzle by Osmosis. The DOUBLE (thanks JonP@3) pangram should have helped me with my last-one-in, 14a.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from soggy, grey South Staffs.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 10th March 2018
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Morning All! I’m not sure of my time here as I was solving in work pauses but this had some very nice clues. Continue reading “DT 28683”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
An enjoyable puzzle which was not too difficult but which was never a doddle
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought. Continue reading “Toughie 1986”
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BD Rating — Difficulty *** — Enjoyment ***
Hello everyone. I don’t know who set today’s crossword.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 4th March 2018
BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****
Morning All! This just crept into two star difficulty but had the usual smooth definitions
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****/*****
What a superb legacy Petitjean left us! This one didn’t cause me any real problems (apart from trying to decide how the answer to 26a fitted the definition) but it’s great fun with loads of laughs.… Continue reading