Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Ottawa, where my weekly theme song is “I Can See Clearly Now” – a welcome relief following several days when the city’s air pollution index rated our air quality among the worst in the world due to smoke drifting down from forest fires in northern Québec.… Continue reading
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proXimal has provided us with a proper Toughie today. I had a bit of trouble getting going in the NW corner but the bottom half gave me a foothold and I worked up from there. He always gives me a bit more of a stretch than our other Sunday Toughie setters but I got there eventually, It was quite late when I had the final swig of the Port and Wine cask finished Laphroaig last night.
An unusual 15a and 16d clues today and I have hinted just under half, pipe up if you need an extra nudge or two.
15d is a candidate for Terence’s THE LIST if ever I saw one but as it is a straightforward anagram it remains unhinted
Here we go, Folks…
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Stick insect is well into double figures for the EVs he has produced and solvers will be familiar with his Listener and Magpie puzzles too, and confident that there will be an entertaining endgame.… Continue reading
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A very good Sunday morning from Winnipeg, where I am trying to decide if going outside in June when the temperature is plus 32 degrees, feels like plus 38, is better or worse than going outside in February when the temperature is minus 30 degrees, feels like minus 35.… Continue reading
Long time solvers the Telegraph back page crossword will fondly remember the regular Monday setter, Roger Squires, who retired in 2017. He also set crosswords for the Guardian as Rufus and the Financial Times as Dante. Roger was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s most prolific crossword compiler. … Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30323 (Hints)
The Saturday Crossword Club (hosted by Gazza)
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Crypticsue is attending a family wedding today so I’m temporarily occupying her chair and providing a few hints.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment *****
A lovely puzzle with some nice quirks. A Nina is seen symmetrically in the grid.… Continue reading
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BD Rating - Difficulty ** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to an excellent Friday puzzle whose grid contains every letter except X. That probably means that it’s the work of proXimal. Continue reading "DT 30322"