Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
Toughie No 3471 by Beam
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty */** – Enjoyment ***
We have a typical Beam puzzle today. Thanks to him.
One thing we can be sure of with Beam is that his puzzles won’t leak on to a second page of printout.
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Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 30915
Hints and tips by Shabbo
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Sorry, but it is me again, as I sneak ever closer to Huntsman in the race to 100 blogs. According to the stats on the Meet the Blogger section of this wonderful site, today will bring me level with him at 95 blogs each. Please don’t tell him though, as I might try to sneak another extra blog in during May to pip him at the post!
A beautiful morning here in sunny Hertfordshire and I believe most of the country is blessed with similar weather. A day in the garden beckons as soon as I have finished this.
I enjoyed the puzzle today, which seemed to be pitched at about the right level for a Thursday. It is definitely not RayT and something tells me that it is not Silvanus either. That leaves me bereft of ideas for Guess the Setter, so over to you, dear solver. Ticks from me for the anagram at 1a, the spoonerism at 2d (light blue touch paper and retire) and the Rhine swimmer at 4d.
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.
Many thanks to our setter and the DT Crossword Team.