Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Mixed weather lately. Some rain and really strong winds that we could well do without. There’s meant to be a big anticyclone on the way so an improvement can’t be too far away.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 9th May 2021
BD Rating – ** – ****
Greetings from Kolkata. Once again, I have the pleasure of writing the full review of a Sunday puzzle for your kind perusal. Dada has given us a fairly easy and straightforward puzzle with some outstanding clues. Continue reading “ST 3107”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
This puzzle was certainly not a Tuesday Floughie! I enjoyed the challenge. Continue reading “Toughie 2645”
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Tuesday. We learned from Monday's Telegraph Puzzles Newsletter that the compiler of last Tuesday's back-pager was Anthony Plumb. But I have no idea who composed today's offering, so it would be great if they dropped in to tell us. There was a sprinkling of general knowledge required to solve it completely, but nothing too obscure if you know your authors. All in all it was an enjoyable solve at the usual Tuesday level. Continue reading "DT 29678"
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Hola from the Vega Baja where the weather has been a bit crazy. Unseasonably hot and yesterday the temperature rose to 36°C. Ridiculous for mid-May. Fortunately today’s forecast is for a more usual 24°C. On the Covid front both pommette and I have had our first jabs of the Pfizer stuff and are due our second dose soon, me next week and pommette the week after. The state of alarm in Spain ended last weekend so a lot of the restrictions have been lifted and we’ve been able to visit our apartment in Murcia. I just hope it isn’t too much too soon. The week before last there were zero Covid related admissions to the Vega Baja hospital and Communitat Valenciana has the lowest infection rate is Spain. It would be a shame to ruin all that progress by being too precipitate.
As to the crossword, well what can I say. It was the usual Monday elegance but I did something I’ve not managed to do for quite some time – I simply solved every clue in order, starting at 1a and ending at 22d. Having done that how can I give more than one star for difficulty?
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Solvers are accustomed to crosswords by Chalicea and know that they can expect something graphic in the final grid – probably something to be highlighted, with relatively gentle clues.… Continue reading
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where we are enjoying a week or so of early-Summer temperatures with highs in 20s and low 30s. … Continue reading