Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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This puzzle was published on 18 Jul 2021
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. I have the pleasure of writing another full review of a Sunday puzzle for your kind perusal and valuable feedback. Dada has given us this time a fairly easy puzzle with some excellent clues. Continue reading “ST 3117”
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Chalicea sets a Tuesday Floughie. This is a perfect entry into Toughieland for those who are hesitating to dip a toe into the water. The only type of clue that back-page solvers might not have previously encountered is the compound anagram at 14 Down. Continue reading “Toughie 2685”
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone. I expect that today some solvers will, like me, be either dusting off or learning vocabulary used nowadays only in crosswordland. No complaints about that when the wordplay leads cleanly to the answer. Continue reading "DT 29738"
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Hola from the Vega Baja where the weather has been uncomfortably hot for about the last two weeks.… Continue reading
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Chalicea is one of the most prolific of crossword compilers appearing regularly in the Magpie, the Listener, the Inquisitor series, and the EV as well as in Crossword magazine and the 3D Calendar series where she sets as Curmudgeon. She also sets ordinary cryptics for the Telegraph Toughie series and back-page crosswords and has been setting the weekly cryptic crosswords for the Farmers Guardian for years. Her puzzles are popular because they usually contain lots of thematic material and are not too difficult. Continue reading “EV 1497 (Hints)”
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where we have had some, but not enough, welcome rain. … Continue reading
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Greetings from the tropics of Warrington! Thanks to Senf for covering last Saturday when I was asked to work at short notice. Continue reading “DT 29736 (Hints)”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
Ah, only just spotted the Nina. The central row is the pen name of the gentleman in the outer columns.… Continue reading