Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Toughie No 3367 by Kcit
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment **
This is just about as straightforward as any Thursday Toughie I’ve blogged and I didn’t really warm to it. You may agree or disagree – please let us know. Thanks to Kcit.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30759
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
A beautiful autumnal morning here in Welwyn Garden City with the promise of a lovely day ahead. Fingers crossed.
After my inauspicious debut blogging the SPP on Sunday, it is good to be back in my regular slot. I thought this morning’s puzzle was spot on for a Thursday, with some smooth surface reads and plenty of smiles. Thank you setter, whoever you are. The brevity would point towards RayT, but neither of his calling cards is there. I struggled a bit with the parsing of 12a initially, but that was entirely down to me being daft and not following the wordplay correctly.
In the blog below, the definition element of each clue has been underlined, anagrams are CAPITALISED and the crossword technique “indicator words” are in brackets. The answers are concealed under the “Click Here” buttons. Please leave a comment telling us how you got on and what you thought of the puzzle.
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Kia ora from Aotearoa.
Spring showers are meant to be nice gentle ones that help all the flowers grow. What we are having lately feel more like icy downpours which create quite a different image.
We found a few stumbling blocks in this one, particularly in the SW quadrant.
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Sunday Toughie No 143 by
Robyn
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 20th of October 2024
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This puzzle was published on 20th October 2024
BD Rating –Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
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Very light indeed. I think, for once, we can all agree on a difficulty rating.… Continue reading
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A pleasant and not too demanding puzzle to brighten up a dull start to the day here in Harpenden. As ever nicely clued & with a couple of gently misleading surfaces.
In the following hints, definitions are underlined, indicators are mostly in parentheses, and answers are revealed by clicking where shown as usual. Please leave a comment below on how you got on with the puzzle.
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Ottawa. Yes, it’s me again this week. However, next week you can look forward to the debut appearance of the newest member of the blogging team who will share the Monday blogging slot with me going forward.
On this side of the pond. we are gearing up for Halloween festivities later this week. Unfortunately, those hoping to score chocolate bars in their treat bags may find the pickings slim. It seems the cost of chocolate and other ingredients has skyrocketed this year and the manufacturers have reacted by shrinking the size of chocolate bars to the point that one needs a handful of them to amount to a bite.
In the hints below, underlining identifies precise definitions and cryptic definitions, FODDER is capitalized, and indicators are italicized. The answers will be revealed by clicking on the ANSWER buttons.
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