Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
You can rely on Silvanus for precise cluing, and this puzzle is no exception. I particularly like the discovery as to how the answer to 2 Down could be derived and the anagram at 21 Across. Continue reading “Toughie 2339”
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. Today has brought us another excellent Tuesday puzzle – accessible without being trivial, and offering plenty of smiles during the solve. It also felt fresh, which is not surprising given that the last five Tuesday puzzles, including today's, have been created by five different compilers. If today's setter is reading, we'd all love to see a comment from you below so we can thank you in person, as it were. Continue reading "DT 29218"
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Having a ‘couple of beers with Craig’ wasn’t the best start to Sunday. Having ‘a couple more’ back at The Green Man didn’t help. Ignoring Saint Sharon’s advice not to go out to The Duck on the Pond and The Buck and Bell was not my wisest choice. Coming home at two am and waking Saint Sharon to see if she was sleeping alright never goes down well. C’est la vie. You only live once. Continue reading “DT 29217”
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where Winter is beginning to take a firmer grip with more of the fluffy white stuff form of precipitation.
For me, Dada beyond quirky this week, it was almost like turning the clock back 12 months – I counted only two anagrams (one of then partial), one lurker, and two homophones – with a symmetric 32 clues and 18 hints I hope you will be able to get the checkers to enable the solving of the unhinted clues.… Continue reading
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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 ****
Ah, Sparks having fun again. A very enjoyable puzzle. There is a theme indicated by a Nina. How many did you count? I’m not super-keen on the reverse Polish notation (1d, 3d, 6d, 14d), but plenty to make up for that, and the theme always raises a smile.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs, where it rained overnight and more is forecast.
Plenty of science, some General Knowledge, and a trace of religion: it has to be Giovanni.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 16th November 2019
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Morning All! As mst people remarked on the day this was a rather gentle solve but there were some great surface readings and also a large number of very good cryptic defiitions.