Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
A special treat on our morning walk today. We met a juvenile NZ fur seal happily sitting on the beach quite close to the incoming tide.… Continue reading
Sunday Toughie No 41 by Zandio
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 6th of November 2022
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This puzzle was published on 6th Nov 2022
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hello everyone. Dada kicks off the Toughie week with a fun puzzle which just about hits the Tuesday spot. Very enjoyable. Continue reading “Toughie No 2957”
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning. A very quirky puzzle compared to recent Tuesdays that I’ve covered, with plenty of whimsy and a good deal of amusement. Continue reading “DT 30145”
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Ottawa, where our spell of unexpectedly warm autumn weather appears to have come to an end with temperatures now hovering just above the freezing point.… Continue reading
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I found this a little easier than the last from proXimal, helped by remembering that the last time we had the other SJB in this slot we had an epic poem. Today we have the author of that poem. I have hinted at half of an evenly split 14a/14d clues, but as usual, I am open to discussion about the other clues that you may find tricky.
Here we go, Folks…
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I learn from an interview with The Guardian that “Chalicea began as a simple merging of CHARLES (husband) and ALICE (mum). Doc, the editor of 1 Across magazine, accidentally added the A and it stuck.” My fellow blogger also on occasion goes under the names Curmudgeon and Gnomie (suggesting a tight fist and a pointy head?), and has a reputation for producing entertaining and scrupulously fair puzzles which tend to inhabit the lower end of the difficulty spectrum.
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg where on Thursday evening into early Friday we had the first snow-laden Colorado Low, the second of the season. … Continue reading