Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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This puzzle was published on 21st March 2020
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
A lovely, enjoyable and friendly Saturday Prize Puzzle, apart, of course, from 19d. The setter resolved our queries with that one (see below) but I do wonder whether the solutions to 6a and 8a were a message from him to the World’s Best Crossword Blog? Continue reading “DT 29317”
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
This Firefly crossword was well and truly on my Toughie ‘spectrum’ – parts of the LH side were particularly tricky to solve and working out/and writing the hints for some of the clues took a while too.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from the ghostly quiet of lockdown L I. Where not a creature is stirring as I write. No schoolchildren, no walkers, no horse riders, nobody fetching the daily paper. It’s blissfully quiet. Long may it continue. Continue reading “DT 29321”
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This puzzle was published on 15th March 2020
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Dada on the trickier side this Sunday, with what seemed like a lot of anagrams and insertions but also some great surface readings and anagram indicators Continue reading “ST 3047”
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***
Giovanni seems to have forsworn (at least for the time being) his book of obscurities and has given us a very accessible puzzle.… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Despite the whole country being in lockdown we are still permitted to do our regular walking as long as it is only with people from ones own household.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *
I’m sorry Serpent, but when there are several clues where your reaction on solving is to suck on your teeth rather than to smile then that usually means that you haven’t enjoyed the puzzle, which was the case for me here. I hope others enjoyed it more than I did. Continue reading “Toughie 2406”
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment **
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Tuesday. Perhaps the impending lockdown is dampening my mood, but this straightforward puzzle did not do a lot for me. Others may have a different view, so I look forward to hearing what everyone else thought of it. Continue reading "DT 29319"
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Ottawa where not many businesses or institutions — apart from grocery stores, pharmacies and medical establishments — are open these days due to the COVID-19 pandemic that is afflicting the planet.… Continue reading