Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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Stick Insect has been setting EV crosswords for some years. He sets in the Toughie series and also appears annually in the Listener series and has recently set for the Magpie too. With such an experienced setter you can be confident that his clues will be well set and fair. Continue reading “EV 1542 (Hints)”
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg – where the ‘rain numbers’ are in for the three months of Meteorological Spring – 299mm compared to an average of 123mm, the second ‘wettest’ Spring in the last 150 years and most of that fell in April and May as a result of six back to back Colorado Lows.… Continue reading
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Tilsit has once again been called in to assist railway passengers so I’ve stepped in to provide some hints for what I thought was quite a tricky pangram of a Prize Puzzle, mainly because some of the clues took a bit of ‘ah, that’s how it works!’ Continue reading “DT 30005 (Hints)”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ****/***** – Enjoyment *****
An appropriate theme with a touch of anarchy – and not super hard, enjoy! Continue reading “Toughie 2864”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Good morning everyone from a sunny South Devon.
My turn to stand in for Deep Threat today. I was feeling a little hungover after the jubilee celebrations 🇬🇧 but a sea swim has cleared it and the setter (Zandio?) has given us a very fine puzzle, no obscurities just clever wordplay, Continue reading “DT 30004”
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This puzzle was published on 28th May 2022
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
A friendly pangram Continue reading “DT 29999”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
A typical Beam puzzle with some amusing clues – thanks to him.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30003
Hints and tips by Miffypops
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Beaver Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Good Morning on this sunny bank holiday Thursday. I made harder work than normal of this puzzle than I ought to have done. Who knows why? It’s all fairly doable from the definitions and wordplay. Continue reading “DT 30003”
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