Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs. The sun is shining, but the news continues to be grim, as the only thing the incompetents in charge of us can think of is to lock us all up again, and expect us to snitch on our neighbours by way of recreation.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 12 September 2020
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Nice to have Cephas back, this time with an enjoyable pangram Continue reading “DT 29467”
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Thursday brings us Firefly with a crossword on the Toughie spectrum Continue reading “Toughie 2508”
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BD Rating — Difficulty *** — Enjoyment ***
Hello everyone. This is a Ray T crossword – it’s his week and it has most of his trademark clues. I’m not sure how many stars to give it as the right hand side gave me far more trouble than the left one so I’ve just gone for 3* for both difficulty and enjoyment – I think you’re all capable of making up your own minds anyway. Continue reading “DT 29471”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
For the most part I found this fairly straightforward but there are a couple of clues which required a bit more thought.… Continue reading
BD Rating – Difficulty **– Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
The weather gods have thrown a real mixture at us again this week. Some really vicious squally showers yesterday but beautiful clear blue skies today although the appropriately named equinoctial winds are still present.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 6 September 2020
BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***
Slightly trickier but still enjoyable Continue reading “ST 3072”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from Saint Sharon’s sanatorium here in Barrel where I am suffering the cold both of my grandsons had when we met up for a day out on The Oxford Canal on Sunday. Our first day out together since Lockdown. Continue reading “Toughie 2506”
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. Last week's weather forecast did not disappoint, for we did indeed see snow over Tuesday night. But that's now long gone and temperatures are back above 25 C during the day. Recently I've shared a few photos of wildlife passing through my back yard (I'm saving the black bear for a suitable opportunity). Continuing in that vein, yesterday I was surprised to see this turkey vulture sitting in a tree across the road from my front yard. He (or she) was soon joined by two others, but whatever they were hoping for didn't happen and they all left empty-handed. Which was something of a relief. Continue reading "DT 29469"