Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
It was good to find that I only had to wait three weeks between Micawber puzzles this time. It was excellent stuff from with some very nice touches. It probably took me longer than it should have done because I didn’t feel on top form today but that gave me more time to appreciate it. Continue reading “Toughie 2345”
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BD Rating — Difficulty *** — Enjoyment ****
Hello everyone – definitely a Ray T crossword today.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 24th November 2019
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
A bit more to smile at this time with a nice mix of clues, even though I did note that once again quite a few of them are ‘container and contents’ clues
Please leave a comment telling us what you thought.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
There are a number of gimmes in this puzzle which make it one of the less ‘tough’ Toughies.… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Really mixed weather here at present. At times beautifully fine and warm and then a few days of blustery stormy conditions, changing hour by hour, before it clears again.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Chalicea has settled into the “easier” Tuesday Toughie slot. Why puzzles like this don’t appear on Saturday’s back page is beyond me. Continue reading “Toughie 2343”
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to a bright and sunny Tuesday that’s brought us another enjoyable cryptic crossword. I thought that this puzzle was particularly tightly clued, with no parses requiring any pondering about grammatical correctness. No obscurities either, although I did learn one or two new abbreviations along the way. All of that combined with some amusing surface readings made for a great start to the day. If our setter is reading, we’d love to see a comment from you below. Continue reading "DT 29224"
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BD Rating — Difficulty ** — Enjoyment ***/****
Hello everyone. Brrrr – it’s nippy in Oxford this morning!… Continue reading
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where most of the week has been spent celebrating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers winning Earl Grey’s Cup last Sunday, after a 29 year ‘drought,’ thus becoming Canadian Football League Champions (not real football – a variation of the game played below the 49th parallel – 60 minutes playing time, but it takes 3 hours plus to complete a game).… Continue reading