Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where, on the fourth anniversary, two days ago in reality, of Dada as our Sunday setter and even after occasional head scratching on a Saturday evening, I still have more hair on my head than my baby brother and my son put together.… Continue reading
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A grey and damp morning brings a fairly typical Saturday Prize Puzzle, which was good for me because, apart from the solving of the crossword, nothing else is going particularly well so far today. I have an idea who is going to turn up to admit to being the setter – I wonder who will agree with me?
Continue reading “DT 30149 (Hints)”
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment *****
To my surprise I had a full grid in 2* time, which is definitely a first for me with an Elgar.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****/*****
A very good Friday morning from Winnipeg.
Zandio was ‘on duty’ last Friday, Silvanus was on back page duty yesterday, so my five bob was on this being a proXimal production even before, on completion, I saw that we have an X-less pangram.… Continue reading
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This puzzle was published on 12th November 2022
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *** Continue reading “DT 30143 (full review)”
Toughie No 2959 by Beam
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***/****
We have an enjoyable puzzle from Beam with his usual economy of words (no clue contains more than six words which is a remarkable feat).… Continue reading
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BD Rating - Difficulty *** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Thursday. I thought this puzzle got off to a great start with 1a and then maintained that standard all the way to the Quickie pun. Not a lot to hyperlink this week, indicating that our setter is not requiring a lot of general knowledge. Continue reading "DT 30147"
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ***