Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30,543
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from Welwyn Garden City. I have no inside information on the identity of today’s setter, but I found the puzzle slightly trickier than a “normal” Thursday and the grid was not particularly user-friendly.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Stick Insect’s turn to provide the Wednesday Toughie – this one has lots of opportunities to brush up on your knowledge of abbreviations
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa
Another beautiful summer day for us here. Just what we need for a painting project that we have on at present.… Continue reading
Sunday Toughie No 107 by
Robyn
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 11th of February 2024
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This puzzle was published on 11th February 2024
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
I can’t be alone in fearing a professorial setter who based his pseudonym on a “cryptographic algorithm”.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Another solid AP offering today. Largely straightforward though with a couple of trickier clues that perhaps made it slightly more difficult than yesterday.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Hola from Almoradí where spring appears to have sprung! We’ll probably go back to winter next week but I’m currently enjoying an unseasonal spell of warm sunny days.
Today’s puzzle is about par for a Monday. There’s two puns in the Quickie so I’m supposing it’s a Campbell production. It certainly didn’t frighten the horses but it was a bit of fun while it lasted.
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