Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
There was no danger that I wouldn’t realise it was Thursday because I knew that there was a Micawber Toughie to blog.… Continue reading
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BD Rating — Difficulty *** — Enjoyment ****
Hello everyone. I’m sure that this is a Ray T crossword.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 14th April 2019
BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
I’m going to whisper this very quietly just in case he goes all tricky on us again, but I think Dada has settled down in the Sunday puzzle slot – a nice crossword with a couple to make you scratch your head, but all the clues are lovely and straightforward to explain, which is just what this very busy blogger ordered.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Just like a travelling French rugby team one’s never quite sure which Musaeus will turn up.… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Easter being late this year has caused all sorts of disruptions for people’s work, school and holiday plans. Anzac Day, which is a holiday here, also gets into the mix and both it and Easter fall into the school holidays for the end of the first term.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Hello to you all — I hope you had a lovely Easter weekend. It was certainly hot here. After such a long and hard one, I’m looking forward to going back to work for a rest.*
It’s been a good while since Donnybrook last appeared on a Tuesday, and it’s great to see him today. While I did have to check the odd half-remembered fact or unknown word deduced from wordplay, everything resolved smoothly and it was a pleasure to solve. How was it for you?
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. Another nice Tuesday puzzle is upon us. The grid fill was steady, except for a few holdouts west of centre that required some pondering. Some very nice clues here. If our setter is reading, please consider commenting below so we know who to thank.
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BD Rating (by BD) – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment **
Good Morning from the beating heart of Downtown LI where the sun is already shining.… Continue reading
The instructions said: Clues are normal. However, when composing the grid, one of the keys on Alchemi’s keyboard was stuck, so he just left that letter out. Had the stuck key been Z (it wasn’t), PIZZAS would have appeared as PIAS and ZOOLOGY as OOLOGY.… Continue reading