Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where Spring is trying to establish itself but not without the occasional wintry feature returning briefly.… Continue reading
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Greetings from Warrington.
Had a lovely day yesterday celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first puzzle by our very own Elgar. A small group of us gathered at a very nice pub-restaurant in York and toasted Mr H’s achievement. Yesterday’s post does give you a chance to tackle that first puzzle, set when he was a mere stripling at the age of 15. There is a picture of the gathering in there as well and I feel sure a certain other lady will share some too.
It’s the last Saturday, and the boss is off to market, so I’m here to guide you with some hints for today’s challenge. If pressed, I would guess today’s puzzle is by our long-standing Mysteron. Some lovely penny-drop moments, and just about the right level of difficulty for a Saturday puzzle. Lots of favourite clues to make you smile and overall, a good workout. The grid is slightly less helpful as there is only one entry into each section. I have provided a hint to each of those.
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
I enjoyed this – I much prefer proXimal when he is not as his most devious.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a beautifully sunny spring day.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 23rd March 2019
BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
One of those very wordy crosswords that took me longer than it should to solve (even allowing for Mr CS trying to interrupt me to tell me about something in the garden) but then when you type the review, there are so many anagrams and ‘put something into something else’ type clues that you wonder why you struggled – although perhaps its because it appears to be the work of the setter who likes to fill all the available space with his clues?… Continue reading
For those who are not aware, our very own King of the Toughie, John Henderson, aka Elgar, is celebrating the 40th anniversary of his first Guardian puzzle today. he was 15 at the time! There is a special(ish) puzzle here:
There have been tributes on a couple of the classical music radio stations and he was given the Freedom of Classic FM this morning at 7:45am (there should be another between 9am and 10am on Scala Radio!)… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Another interesting puzzle from Hudson that caused some head-scratching both when solving a few of the clues and justifying some answers.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment *** / ****
Greetings from Ottawa, where several days of above freezing temperatures have started to have a noticeable effect on the snowbanks.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 17th March 2019
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Dada in enjoyable but short-lived mode this time – quite a few anagrams and three different examples of how to use a single letter L
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