Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. Except for the bits that weren't, I found today's puzzle straightforward. My opinion of it went up as I wrote the hints and came to appreciate the nice surface readings of most of the clues. No hidden answer clues this week, which is unusual. Continue reading "DT 29499"
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from the Vega Baja on a cool but sunny morning.
I didn’t find today’s puzzle too tricky but that might be because the four 15 letter answers all fell fairly quickly to give lots of checkers. I think if you don’t get them early on then the puzzle may turn out to be made of sterner stuff. There seems to be a larger than usual helping of anagrams which will please many of you. I found it quite enjoyable so I’ll be interested to see if you agree.
Continue reading “DT 29498”
Congratulations to our October winner Continue reading “MPP 101 – Review”
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Like Skylark, Vismut joined the relatively small band of lady setters just a couple of years ago and has challenged solvers of the Listener, Magpie, Inquisitor and Enigmatic Variations series with crosswords that nearly always oblige us to extend our knowledge of a fascinating range of subjects. This one is no exception. Continue reading “EV 1457 (Hints)”
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where, on Friday morning, we woke up to a ‘dusting’ of the fluffy white type of precipitation; fortunately, nothing like the major storm we had this time last year.… Continue reading
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Tilsit is at work today, so I am back in my old slot! Continue reading “DT 29497 (Hints)”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
A gentler proXimal with some lovely clues, making for an enjoyable solve. Continue reading “Toughie 2525”
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs, or Tier 1 in the Great British Dystopia.… Continue reading