Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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BD Rating - Difficulty **** - Enjoyment ***
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Friday. Today we have a challenging and enjoyable puzzle from our setter who fills the grid with every letter except X. Continue reading "DT 30826"
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This puzzle was published on 11th January 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A fairly straightforward and entertaining Saturday puzzle from NYDK that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and valuable response.
Continue reading “DT 30821 (full review)”
Toughie No 3411 by Karla
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
Karla has upped the difficulty level a bit from his last Toughie but this is still relatively straightforward, albeit with a couple of words that I didn’t know. I enjoyed solving the puzzle – thanks Karla.
Continue reading “Toughie 3411”
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30825
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
There I was thinking that perhaps we had a different compiler today, when I came across our setter’s calling cards, confirming that it is indeed our regular alternate Thursday master of brevity (5.2 words/clue). A most enjoyable puzzle, with my joint CoD going to 24a and 9d. A couple of definitions that I needed to check, but otherwise nothing to frighten the runners at 23d. Three “men” appear in 30a, 2d and 7d (all clued differently, of course) and there are only three anagrams to get your teeth into.
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. Please also try to be positive – it’s only a bit of fun.
Thank you setter.
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BD Rating – Toughie Difficulty <* – Enjoyment ***
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
A very good Wednesday morning from Winnipeg where the temperature roller coaster continues – yesterday it was minus 20-something all day and today we might get above zero for several hours.… Continue reading
Sunday Toughie No 154 by Dada
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 5th of January 2025
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This puzzle was published on 5th January 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty * – Enjoyment ***
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
Well, I thought this was quite tricky for a Tuesday.… Continue reading