Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment ***
Barrel’s blue skies are my view this morning as I review this thirty-two clue puzzle from an anonymous setter. I think it is likely to be Chalicea Continue reading “Toughie 2665”
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. I'm only about 80% sure who crafted today's puzzle, so I'm not going to stick my neck out today. Perhaps our setter will take a bow at some point during the day. I thought it was an enjoyable puzzle containing nothing too off the wall and presenting about the right level of difficulty for a Tuesday. Continue reading "DT 29708"
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BD Rating – Difficulty * / ** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Ottawa, where the weather has been hot and dry for the most part.… Continue reading
The instructions said:
Several answers contain the same three letters in the same order, but sometimes with other letters between them. For example: If the letters were TLA, they appear in the word REPTILIAN as well as more obviously in OUTLAW.… Continue reading
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Charybdis has been setting crosswords for over twenty years for all the outlets for thematic cryptic crosswords so certainly needs no introduction.… Continue reading
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where the Province’s reopening plan could be under threat from the Delta variant – it seems that I have heard of that happening elsewhere.… Continue reading
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Greetings from an overcast Warrington where the weather really doesn’t know what to do. Thanks to Senf for covering last Saturday while I was moving house. All is now settled and I am reunited with the terrible twosome, Dexter the cat, and Lexie the dog. Dexter is currently about three feet from me dozing on the other keyboard. So, this morning’s blog is courtesy of my laptop, so apologies in advance for any typos, as the screen is so small! Continue reading “DT 29706 (Hints)”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
No theme or Nina today, though we have a number of clues that offer some feel-good life advice. Continue reading “Toughie 2664”