Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment **/***
The morning rain here in Harpenden is forecast to clear around midday & a pleasant afternoon is in store.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Hola from Almoradí where summer arrived with a bang about ten days ago. Hot weather, which I like, but it’s not cooling down overnight, which I don’t like. Hey ho, the joys of living in Spain.
As for the crossword I managed something I haven’t achieved for quite some time – that is to solve every one of the across clues in order! After that the downs just sort of filled themselves in. I’ll be interested to see if others found it the same.
Continue reading “DT 30330”
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Robyn brings us a puzzle at just the right level for a Sunday Toughie, a little bit of Shakespeare, Dickens and politics and an interesting appearance for the #Octothorp and ChatGPT adds an up-to-date feel. I rather enjoyed this but may be distracted by ongoing tiling works in the bathroom this afternoon, but I will check back occasionally if you need a nudge or two.
I would like to applaud Robyn for the surface reading of 7d – an extremely adroit bit of setting indeed, only unhinted because it is a relatively easy compound anagram.
Today we have 14a and 16d clues and I have hinted half
Here we go…
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To say that Chalicea is a prolific setter is akin to describing Elon Musk as quite well off. As with any puzzle by my fellow EV blogger, we can expect sound clues, accurate definitions, and a level of difficulty towards the lower end of the spectrum.
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where we have had a smattering of cool bordering on chilly days – I am not sure if they can be attributed to the effect of drifting wild fire smoke or not – but we are forecast to be in the high 20s/low 30s, plus any ‘feels like,’ for the next couple of weeks.… Continue reading
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A warm but grey Saturday morning where we are hoping that the rain forecasted for tomorrow will actually arrive to save everything in the garden from dying through lack of water as we haven’t had rain for literally ages
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***** – Enjoyment *****
A steady solve.
Please leave a comment telling us how you did and what you thought.… Continue reading
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Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. I felt that there was a lot of complex and intricate wordplay in this puzzle, which detracted a little from the enjoyment because the solve didn’t flow and a lot of the parsing happened after finding the correct answer. On the other hand, there weren’t any obscurities, which is always a good thing. Continue reading "DT 30328"