Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
We have been away again for a few days (have to make the most of this summer weather) and have been out of touch with our usual crossword solving habits.… Continue reading
Sunday Toughie No 103 by
Robyn
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 14th of January 2024
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This puzzle was published on 14th January 2024
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ****
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BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
I hope you all braved Isha and are now safely braced for Jocelyn.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Looks like we’ve a wet one today so it’ll be another day of finding things to amuse myself with in order to put off attending to domestic chores.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hola from Almoradí on a beautiful cloudless morning, which makes a nice change from the heavy overcast we’ve had for the last few days. We had the lights on all day yesterday because it was so dark!
There are two puns in the Quickie so I’m guessing we have a Campbell production today. I thought it was at the easier end of his spectrum and nearly went for * difficulty as I got all but three of the acrosses on first pass.
Continue reading “DT 30516”
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Robyn is back today, it is not the first time one of our triumvirate of Sunday Toughie Setters has had sequential puzzles. Zandio brought us Sunday Toughie 8 and 9 and 28 and 29, and Robyn did it again with 66 and 67. I wonder if he is going to have a multiple-linked clue this week. We’ve had figure-hugging numbers, Guard-dogs and last week’s theme which is still sub judice until the review is out Wednesday
Robyn is in the lead on 37 Sunday Toughies, with proXimal on 35 and Zandio on 32
I wrote that while hacking and coughing before a sleep-deprived night and I can’t detect a theme. I found it quite tricky to do and I kept at it as I was more comfortable while busy. We have a sure-fire candidate for THE LIST™ (Terence) in 20d and some tricky parsing. Yesterday we had a few comments where the very act of typing a plea for help aided the brain cells and as soon as the request was sent the answer came to mind. I had the same thing with 15a whose parsing came in a flash just as I sent a plea for help to the Answerbank. You are all clever enough to get there too but if I have left any gaps on the cutting room floor please ask
Here we go…
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It is a pleasure to download a crossword by Piccadilly who has been setting them for 35 years and EVs since 1995.… Continue reading