Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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This puzzle was published on 8th February 2025
BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Greetings from Kolkata. A nice, straightforward Saturday puzzle from NYDK that I enjoyed solving and thereafter writing a review of the same for your kind perusal and valuable comments.
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Toughie No 3427 by Silvanus
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Silvanus appears once more in what has become a double act with Ray T (whose turn it is to be on the back page today). Thanks to him for a very enjoyable puzzle.
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** Enjoyment ****
Shabbo has had the temerity to request a day off as he is off enjoying himself in the Cape so you’re stuck with me. Can’t promise his precise explanations but there are some good tunes to listen to.
No prizes for guessing the identity of today’s setter. With no more than six words in any clue & a crafty appearance for one of his trademarks (albeit in the form of an anagram) it’s Ray T, the first half of Jane’s Thursday dream team with Silvanus on Toughie duty. I’ll be interested to see how many, if any, hands go up for one consonant shy of a correct grid. A thoroughly enjoyable solve from start to finish.
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 ***/****
Yes, I’m afraid you’ve got me again, pulling a double.… Continue reading
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A very good Wednesday morning from Winnipeg where we are in the deep freeze producing ideal conditions for this year’s Festival du Voyageur which begins on Friday.… Continue reading
Sunday Toughie No 158 by proXimal
Review by Sloop John Bee
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This puzzle was published on the 2nd of February 2025
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This puzzle was published on 2nd February 2025
BD Rating –Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
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BD Rating – Difficulty **/*** – Enjoyment ****
I’d have known this was Dharma even without his Toughie byline: garlicky wordplay, clever definitions and sneaky misdirects.… Continue reading
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** Enjoyment **/***
A fairly typical Tuesday puzzle with nothing to frighten the horses. Nicely clued throughout & with a couple of neat surfaces. For me a bitof a return to form after the last two weeks though reckon still a wee bit short of his best. Back on Thursday as I’m subbing for our man in the Cape.
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.