Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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This puzzle was published on 21st July 2018
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Morning All! I quite enjoyed this puzzle and some of the wrdplay needed unravelling from the surface readings which is always a plus.
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What a difference a week makes! Last Thursday it was a marathon over rough terrain, today it’s the gentlest of strolls in the park
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading
Updated 30th July 2018
Chris Lancaster posted the following tribute on Facebook:
“Sadly, Nuala Considine passed away earlier this week, aged 90.
“Nuala had her first crossword published in the Irish Times in 1946, and carried on compiling until the time of her death, so was a professional compiler for 72 years.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 15th July 2018
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Morning All! As usual a thoroughly enjoyable puzzle with some stand out clues (my favourite being the &Lit).
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Ottawa, where a month-long drought has been brought to an end by several days of record-setting rains — a downpour of near Biblical proportions.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
Another lovely ‘mad hat’ puzzle from the late Petitjean who’s given us such a wonderful legacy.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Perhaps a week of no crosswords at all had slowed our thought processes but we were quite slow to get started with this one.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Hi all. I’m very hot and bothered today. … Continue reading
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. After the up and down of the last two Tuesdays, today sees a return to something nearer the Tuesday norm.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Thanks to Dada for the feast within today’s puzzle.… Continue reading