Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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This puzzle was published on 21st December 2019
BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *
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Double Toughie No 100011
Theme & Variations by Elgar
Hints and tips by Tilsit
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
The puzzle can be found under the Giant General Knowledge menu as No 100,011 and the solution can be found, from Boxing Day, under the Giant General Knowledge menu as No 1,100,011. Continue reading “Double Toughie 100011”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Apologies for the late appearance of this review. This was due to visitors and a long lunch chez BD.
Most of it went in with litte difficulty though I did have to work on the last 2 or 3 answers and the words that were new to me. Continue reading “Toughie 2356”
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BD Rating — Difficulty *** — Enjoyment ****
Hello everyone. I hope you all had a very good Christmas Day and are about to enjoy Boxing Day, whatever you’re doing and whoever you’re going to be doing it with!… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ****
Our esteemed editor has taken pity on those of us who have overindulged today and given us a very gentle festive Toughie – but as we say all the time a puzzle can be very enjoyable without being terribly difficult and this one fits the bill.… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Merry Christmas everyone. Or in Maori ‘Meri Kirihimete’.
As today is a Wednesday we (at least those of us who get it from the Puzzles site) do still have a Jay puzzle to solve and enjoy. Continue reading “DT 100011”
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
I made slow progress getting into this puzzle, although on looking back it is difficult to see why. It is certainly not one of the usual fluffy Tuesday Toughies. Continue reading “Toughie 2355”
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. We have a solid puzzle today, with seven anagrams providing multiple entry points and a sprinkling of general knowledge for those who like such things. Continue reading "DT 29242"
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Merry Christmas Eve Eve to – Our puzzles editor Chris Lancaster, Big Dave, all of my fellow bloggers, all of youse who comment every day, all of youse who comment less regularly, all of youse who look at the blog but never comment. Continue reading “DT 29241”
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This puzzle was published on 15th December 2019
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
A typical Sunday crossword – not much to hold up the solver, apart from my slight inability to spot what was going on in 16d
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