Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Welcome to Toughie Pleasureland. This puzzle from Donnybrook does exactly as asked of it. A good fun solve and a joy to blog. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did Continue reading “Toughie 2641”
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A message from Guardian setter Boatman: Continue reading “Online Masterclass (Aug 2021)”
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Tuesday. Solid and straightforward puzzle today, as we've come to expect on this day of the week. Does anybody out there feel like over 12 months of COVID restrictions have distorted your sense of time? Sometimes I find myself pondering events that feel recent, only to realize that they happened well over a year ago. Weird. Continue reading "DT 29672"
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Ottawa, where the lockdown is scheduled to end in a week and a half but every indication is that it will be further extended.… Continue reading
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New solvers have already met proXimal, the EV editor, in EV 1468 some months ago, and he sets some of the Toughies. You can be sure of a challenge but fair and carefully constructed clues too. Continue reading “EV 1486 (Hints)”
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, as some thought, Lockdown 3.0 was not a strict enough response to Covid 3.0 (a.k.a.… Continue reading
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This post represents a major milestone in the history of Big Dave’s Crossword Blog as it is post number 10,000! BD
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Good morning from a woefully wet Warrington. Continue reading “DT 29670 (Hints)”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
A thoroughly enjoyable crossword with a few tricky parsings, and a tribute in 23d. Continue reading “Toughie 2640”