Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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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.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment ***
Osmosis gives us a pangram, as usual (with 9a taking care of the first 4 letters).… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a bright morning.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 2nd March 2019
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Morning All! Another pretty straightforward puzzle with some nice clues.
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought. Continue reading “DT 28988”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Beam is back with his trademark short anagram-free clues and one-word answers.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Ottawa where we have been enjoying crisp, sunny weather for the most part.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
This puzzle was published on Sunday 24th February 2019
Morning All! This was a rather short solve for me so the enjoyment rating went down a bit.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
I’m sure I wasn’t grumpy when I started to solve this puzzle but I had quite a few niggles along the way and I was glad to get it finished.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Kia Ora , I am standing in for The 2Ks today as they continue their camping trip to Fiordland on South Island.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Hi all, and Happy Shrove Tuesday. Tomorrow fast times begin, and today we have a Toughie that might have the speedsters reporting something similar (but no quoting times here please!). As a happy plodder, I enjoyed stopping to smell the roses — not the 9a! — but still wouldn’t have batted an eyelid had this appeared on the back page.