Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good Morning. Just occasionally as I wander through my time here as a reviewer of crosswords I ask myself ‘What did I do to deserve this’ Today is such a day. Read into that whatever you may.
Today’s puzzle has the hallmarks of a Giovanni puzzle. Continue reading “DT 29800”
The site was down for a short time earlier while the hosting company moved it to a new, allegedly better, platform. I must have missed this announcement amongst the hundreds of emails I receive every day. Let me know if there are any issues as a result of this upgrade. Continue reading “Down Time”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Serpent can always be relied on to provide the solver with a nicely challenging crossword, Continue reading “Toughie 2726”
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Spring is still a bit slow arriving for us. Lots of new animals about on the farms, the first clutches of ducklings, the godwits are back on the estuary, but we are still having quite a few grey dampish days.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 26 Sep 2021
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. Heartiest congratulations to Dada on his 150th Sunday puzzle that I found quite straightforward and enjoyed solving inasmuch as writing thereafter a review that I now happily present to you for your patient reading and valuable feedback. Continue reading “ST 3127”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from the outskirts of Barrel where the weather has been decidedly changeable over the last few days. Dontcha just love the English weather? Today sees Chalicea in the fluffiest of her Toughiest guises. Continue reading “Toughie 2725”
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ****
Hello, everyone. After the first few clues today I thought I was in for a fast solve and an early night, but then things got a lot more interesting and entertaining further down the grid. Great surface readings throughout, too. Most of the current group of Tuesday compilers don't comment here, which is a shame, but I hope that today's setter at least visits the blog and reads the comments. I'm sure they'll be very positive. Continue reading "DT 29798"
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Ottawa, where the weather has been cool and rainy and promises to remain so —unlike Senf’s warm and sunny Manitoba where I will be headed in a couple of days.… Continue reading